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sanguinaria
[ sang-gwuh-nair-ee-uh ]
noun
- the bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis.
- its medicinal rhizome.
sanguinaria
/ ˌsæŋɡwɪˈnɛərɪə /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sanguinaria1
1800–10; < New Latin ( herba ) sanguināria bloody (herb), feminine of sanguinārius sanguinary
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sanguinaria1
C19: from New Latin herba sanguināria, literally: the bloody herb
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Example Sentences
In the first place, you must live in the country, where you can find that early spring flower, the blood-root or sanguinaria.
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Take podophyllin and sanguinaria, of each ten grains; leptandrin, twenty grains; white sugar, forty grains.
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Take podophyllin, sixty grains; leptandrin and sanguinaria, ipecac and pure cayenne, each thirty grains.
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The blood-root (Sanguinaria Canadensis) is of this character.
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It appears from Morison, that the Sanguinaria was cultivated in this country in 1680, the date of his work.
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