bloodroot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, which has a red root and sap and a single white flower in early spring.

Word forms

bloodroot bloodroots

Etymology

From blood + root.

Synonyms

bloodwort red puccoon root pauson tetterwort
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