OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 58543

canaigre

/kəˈnaɪɡɹi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
canaigre • canegra • caña agria • rubarbo silvestre
Rumex hymenosepalus, a species of dock native to southwestern North America with edible red stems and taproots containing tannin.
The Commissioner of Agriculture, in his report for 1878, speaking of this plant, says: "The examination of the canaigre, for tannin, shows the existence of a very abundant source o…
The true tannic acids are also widely distributed; […] in roots, as in the Texas plant, a Rumex commonly known as "Cañaigre;" […]
Phrases
No hay frases