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Sanguinaria Canadensis
(gcide) | Sanguinaria \San`gui*na"ri*a\, n. [NL. See Sanguinary, a. &
n.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Poppy family.
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Note: 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.
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2. The rootstock of the bloodroot, used in medicine as an
emetic, etc.
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Sanguinaria Canadensis
(gcide) | Bloodroot \Blood"root`\, n. (Bot.)
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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Note: In England the name is given to the tormentil, once
used as a remedy for dysentery.
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Sanguinaria Canadensis
(gcide) | Bloodwort \Blood"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name
is applied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), and
to an extensive order of plants (H[ae]modorace[ae]), the
roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter
useful in dyeing.
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sanguinaria canadensis
(wn) | Sanguinaria canadensis
n 1: 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: bloodroot, puccoon, redroot, tetterwort,
Sanguinaria canadensis] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Sanguinaria Canadensis
(gcide) | Sanguinaria \San`gui*na"ri*a\, n. [NL. See Sanguinary, a. &
n.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Poppy family.
[1913 Webster]
Note: 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]
2. The rootstock of the bloodroot, used in medicine as an
emetic, etc.
[1913 Webster]Bloodroot \Blood"root`\, n. (Bot.)
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.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In England the name is given to the tormentil, once
used as a remedy for dysentery.
[1913 Webster]Bloodwort \Blood"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name
is applied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), and
to an extensive order of plants (H[ae]modorace[ae]), the
roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter
useful in dyeing.
[1913 Webster] |
sanguinaria canadensis
(wn) | Sanguinaria canadensis
n 1: 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: bloodroot, puccoon, redroot, tetterwort,
Sanguinaria canadensis] |
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