- krameria
- kra·me·ria krə-'mir-ē-ə n1) cap a genus of shrubs that are usu. placed with the legumes (family Leguminosae) or sometimes in their own family (Krameriaceae) and include two (K. triandra and K. argentea) with astringent roots formerly used in pharmacy2) the dried roots of either of two plants of the genus Krameria (K. triandra and K. argentea) called also rhatanyKra·mer 'krä-mər Johann Georg Heinrich (d 1742)Austrian botanist. Kramer was also a military surgeon and had the advanced idea that scurvy can be cured by the inclusion of lemons and limes in the diet. The genus Krameria was named in his honor by Linnaeus in 1758.
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Kra·me·ria (kra-meґre-ə) [J.G.H. and W.H. Kramer, German botanists] a genus of shrubs and herbs of the family Leguminosae. The dried roots of K. trianґdra R. et P., or Peruvian rhatany, and of K. argenґtea Mart., or Brazilian rhatany, were formerly used as an astringent.
Medical dictionary. 2011.