About The Word Sanguinaria
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Sanguinaria
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What's The Definition Of Sanguinaria?
[n] 1 species: bloodroot
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sanguinaria: genus Sanguinaria Related Terms | Find terms related to Sanguinaria: See Also | bloodroot | dilleniid dicot genus | family Papaveraceae | Papaveraceae | poppy family | puccoon | redroot | Sanguinaria canadensis | tetterwort Sanguinaria In Webster's Dictionary \San`gui*na"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Sanguinary}, a. &
n.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Poppy family.
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}.
2. The rootstock of the bloodroot, used in medicine as an
emetic, etc.
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