"Bloodroot" is a word in ENGLISH
A plant (Sanguinaria Canadensis), with a red root and
red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; -- called
also puccoon, redroot, bloodwort, tetterwort, turmeric, and Indian
paint. It has acrid emetic properties, and the rootstock is used as a
stimulant expectorant. See Sanguinaria.
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A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name is applied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), and to an extensive …
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