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bloodwort
(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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Bloodwort
(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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bloodwort
(wn) | bloodwort
n 1: any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots
contain a deep red coloring matter |
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Bloodwort
(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.
[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.
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bloodwort family
(wn) | bloodwort family
n 1: some genera placed in family Liliaceae [syn:
Haemodoraceae, family Haemodoraceae, {bloodwort
family}] |
burnet bloodwort
(wn) | burnet bloodwort
n 1: European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves
that are sometimes used for salads [syn: salad burnet,
burnet bloodwort, pimpernel, Poterium sanguisorba] |
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