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Raphany
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What's The Definition Of Raphany?Synonyms | Synonyms for Raphany: Related Terms | Find terms related to Raphany: See Also | Raphany In Webster's Dictionary \Raph"a*ny\, n. [Cf. F. raphanie.] (Med.)
A convulsive disease, attended with ravenous hunger, not
uncommon in Sweden and Germany. It was so called because
supposed to be caused by eating corn with which seeds of
jointed charlock ({Raphanus raphanistrum}) had been mixed,
but the condition is now known to be a form of ergotism.
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