chiretta
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editBorrowed from Hindi चिरैता (ciraitā), from Sanskrit किराततिक्त (kirātatikta).
Noun
editchiretta (countable and uncountable, plural chirettas)
- A kind of felwort, Swertia chirata (syn. Agathotes chirayta), found in northern India, esteemed as a tonic and febrifuge.
- The leaves of this plant, used to make a tonic.
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edit- “chiretta”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Swertia at The Plant List