savanilla

savanilla noun: a fish (Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus).

Noun (1)

savanilla (plural savanillas)

Savanilla

Savanilla (plural Savanillas)

(obsolete) A Colombian variety of rhatany, formerly used medicinally; Krameria lappacea (formerly Krameria triandra).
- The latter is the plant that yields the Savanilla rhatany, Krameria triandra, which yields the true officinal root, is not mentioned by Bennet, and appears consequently to be absent from Brazil.1876, Pharmaceutical Journal
- The liquid filtered from the Savanilla sort and diluted with distilled water exhibits an intense violet colour, that from Peruvian rhatany a dingy brown ; the latter turns light red by alkalis. Thin sections of the Peruvian root assume a greyish hue […]1879, Pharmacographia: A History of the Principal Drugs, page 82
(dated) A type of hide, useful for making leather products.
- Savanillas are sometimes sold as "Bucs" but never carry the heavy body for which the Bucaramangas are used.1920, Lute E. Campbell, Campbell's Tea, Coffee and Spice Manual
- Martas, but are only willing to pay 141/50. for regular stretched Savanillas, which importers are holding for 15c. River Plates apparently holding very steady, notwithstanding declines on wet-salted hides, but […]1922, Leather & Shoes, volume 63, page 65

plural	savanillas
plural	Savanillas

What does savanilla mean?: Savanilla means a fish (Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus).
What part of speech is savanilla?: Savanilla can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of savanilla?: The plural of savanilla is savanillas.

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