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BLOODROOT
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
bloodroot; puccoon; redroot; Sanguinaria canadensis; tetterwort
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bloodroot" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("bloodroot" is a member of...):
genus Sanguinaria; Sanguinaria (one species: bloodroot)
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