sanguinaria : Idioms & Phrases


genus sanguinaria

  • noun one species: bloodroot
    Sanguinaria.
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sanguinaria canadensis

  • noun 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
    bloodroot; puccoon; tetterwort; redroot.
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