Bloodwort

3 definitions found

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

  bloodwort
       n : any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots
           contain a deep red coloring matter