raphany Meaning, Definition & Usage
Raph"a*ny noun
Etymology
Cf. F.Definitions
(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.