san·gui·nar·i·a (s ng gw -nâr  -)n. The bloodroot. [New Latin Sanguinaria, genus name, from Latin (herba) sanguin  ri, a plant that stanches blood, feminine of sanguinrius, sanguinary; see sanguinary.] |
sanguinaria [ˌsæŋgwɪˈnɛərɪə]
n
1. (Medicine / Pharmacology) the dried rhizome of the bloodroot, used as an emetic
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for bloodroot [1]
[from New Latin herba sanguināria, literally: the bloody herb]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | Sanguinaria - one species: bloodroot dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs family Papaveraceae, Papaveraceae, poppy family - herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits bloodroot, redroot, Sanguinaria canadensis, tetterwort, puccoon - perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant |
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