Definitions For Rata

Noun

name

Etymology 1

From {{bor, en, mi, rātā}} or cognate {{bor, en, ty, rātā, tr=tree of genus Metrosideros}}. Compare {{cog, ty, puarātā, tr=Metrosideros collina}}.

Noun

RATA (plural - or s) (usually, countable) Any of various new zealand plants of the genus Metrosideros (usually, uncountable) The hard dark red wood of such trees.

References

{{R:OED Online, entry=rata, part of speech=n, code=158393, date=December 2008}}

Etymology 2

Compare {{cog, si, රට ගොරකා, t=Garcinia xanthochymus}}, {{cog, mr, रातंबी, t=Garcinia indica}}. {{etystub, en}}

Noun

RATA (plural RATAs) The yellow mangosteen, Garcinia dulcis, a tree native to Indonesia, the Philippines, and India. : {{synonyms, en, mundu, maphuut, Claudie mangosteen, gourka, eggtree}}

References

{{R:GRIN, taxonomydetail, 71002, Garcinia dulcis}}

Anagrams

A.A.R.T., ATRA, Arta, Tara, atar, ta-ra, tara

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