chiretta

English

Alternative forms

• cheretta, chirata, chirayata

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• chiratin

See also

• Swertia chirayita
• Swertia chirayta

References

• “chiretta”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Swertia at The Plant List

Anagrams

• chattier, theatric