'Ratany' definitions:
Definition of 'Ratany'
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- Ratany \Rat"a*ny\ (r[a^]t"[.a]*n[y^]), n. (Bot.) Same as Rhatany. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'ratany'
From: GCIDE
- Rhatany \Rhat"a*ny\, Rhatanhy \Rhat"an*hy\, n. [Sp. ratania, rata[~n]a, Peruv. rata[~n]a.] The powerfully astringent root of a half-shrubby Peruvian plant (Krameria triandra). It is used in medicine and to color port wine. [Written also ratany.] [1913 Webster]
- Savanilla rhatany, the root of Krameria Ixina, a native of New Granada. [1913 Webster]