rhatany
/ˈrætənɪ/noun
1
- mass noun an astringent extract of the root of a South American shrub, used in medicine娜檀根（用于制药）。
2
- the partially parasitic South American shrub which yields this root, which is also used as a source of dye娜檀（产于南美洲的半寄生灌木, 其根也用作染料原料）。
2.1
- Genus Krameria, family Krameriaceae刺球果属, 刺球果科。
词源
early 19th cent.: from modern Latin rhatania, via Portuguese and Spanish from Quechua ratánya.