chiretta

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चिरैता (ciraitā), from Sanskrit किराततिक्त (kirātatikta).

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chiretta (countable and uncountable, plural chirettas)

  1. A kind of felwort, Swertia chirata (syn. Agathotes chirayta), found in northern India, esteemed as a tonic and febrifuge.
  2. The leaves of this plant, used to make a tonic.

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