sanguinaria

san·gui·nar·i·a

 (săng′gwə-nâr′ē-ə)

n.

The bloodroot.

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[New Latin Sanguinaria, genus name, from Latin (herba) sanguināriā, a plant that stanches blood, feminine of sanguinārius, sanguinary; see sanguinary.]

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sanguinaria

(ˌsæŋɡwɪˈnɛərɪə)

n

1. (Pharmacology) the dried rhizome of the bloodroot, used as an emetic

2. (Plants) another name for bloodroot¹

[C19: from New Latin herba sanguināria, literally: the bloody herb]

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san•gui•nar•i•a

(ˌsæŋ gwəˈnɛər i ə)

n., pl. -nar•i•as.

1. the bloodroot.

2. its medicinal rhizome.

[1800–10; < New Latin (herba) sanguināria bloody (herb), feminine of sanguinārius sanguinary]

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Sanguinaria - one species: bloodroot genus Sanguinaria 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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