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san⋅gui⋅nar⋅i⋅a

  [sang-gwuh-nair-ee-uh]
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–noun
1. the bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis.
2. its medicinal rhizome.
Origin:
1800–10; < NL (herba) sanguināria bloody (herb), fem. of sanguinārius sanguinary
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san·gui·nar·i·a   (sāng'gwə-nâr'ē-ə)   
n.  The bloodroot.

[New Latin Sanguinaria, genus name, from Latin (herba) sanguināriā, a plant that stanches blood, feminine of sanguinārius, sanguinary; see sanguinary.]
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Main Entry: san·gui·nar·ia
Pronunciation: "sa[ng]-gw&-'ner-E-&, -'nar-
Function: noun
: the rhizome and roots of the bloodroot(Sanguinaria canadensis) used formerly as an expectorant and emetic
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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