bloodroot

[ bluhd-root, -root ]

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noun

a North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, having a red root and root sap and a solitary white flower.

bloodroot

/ ˈblʌdˌruːt /

Also calledred puccoon a North American papaveraceous plant, Sanguinaria canadensis , having a single whitish flower and a fleshy red root that yields a red dye
another name for tormentil

First recorded in 1570–80; blood + root ¹

"Bloodroot," said Hale, and he scratched the stem and forth issued scarlet drops.

The same season I saw them for the first time working upon the flower of bloodroot and of adder's-tongue.

The atamasco lily seems to be perfectly at home in the garden and so does the bloodroot.

Early in April there is one hillside near us which glows like a tender flame with the white of the bloodroot.

Whenever any fungous excrescence makes its appearance between the claws, apply powdered bloodroot or burnt alum.

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