1 ryania | Definition of ryania

ryania

noun
ry·​a·​nia | \ rīˈānēə\
plural -s

Definition of ryania

1 : an insecticide made of a mixture of alkaloids from the ground stems of a tropical South American shrub (Patrisia pyrifera synonym Ryania speciosa) and used especially against the European corn borer
2 : the plant that yields ryania

History and Etymology for ryania

New Latin Ryania (genus name of Ryania speciosa, the shrub from which it is made), from John Ryan, 18th century British physician + New Latin -ia

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