sanguinaria

[ sang-gwuh-nair-ee-uh ]

noun
  1. the bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis.

  2. its medicinal rhizome.

Origin of sanguinaria

1
1800–10; <New Latin (herba) sanguināria bloody (herb), feminine of sanguināriussanguinary

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British Dictionary definitions for sanguinaria

sanguinaria

/ (ˌsæŋɡwɪˈnɛərɪə) /


noun
  1. the dried rhizome of the bloodroot, used as an emetic

  2. another name for bloodroot (def. 1)

Origin of sanguinaria

1
C19: from New Latin herba sanguināria, literally: the bloody herb

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