Sanguinaria

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Sanguinaria
       n : 1 species: bloodroot [syn: {genus Sanguinaria}]