sanguinaria | (n) one species: bloodroot, Syn. genus Sanguinaria |
bloodroot | (n) 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, Syn. redroot, puccoon, tetterwort, Sanguinaria canadensis |
Sanguinaria | ‖n. [ NL. See Sanguinary, a. & n. ] ☞ Sanguinaria Canadensis, or bloodroot, is the only species. It has a perennial rootstock, which sends up a few roundish lobed leaves and solitary white blossoms in early spring. See Bloodroot. [ 1913 Webster ] |
sanguinaria | (n) one species: bloodroot, Syn. genus Sanguinaria |
bloodroot | (n) 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, Syn. redroot, puccoon, tetterwort, Sanguinaria canadensis |
Sanguinaria | ‖n. [ NL. See Sanguinary, a. & n. ] ☞ Sanguinaria Canadensis, or bloodroot, is the only species. It has a perennial rootstock, which sends up a few roundish lobed leaves and solitary white blossoms in early spring. See Bloodroot. [ 1913 Webster ] |