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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bloodroot \Blood"root`\, n. (Bot.) A plant ({Sanguinaria Canadensis}), with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; -- called also {puccoon}, {redroot}, {bloodwort}, {tetterwort}, {turmeric}, and {Indian paint}. It has acrid emetic properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant expectorant. See {Sanguinaria}. Note: In England the name is given to the tormentil, once used as a remedy for dysentery. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bloodwort \Blood"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A plant, {Rumex sanguineus}, or bloody-veined dock. The name is applied also to bloodroot ({Sanguinaria Canadensis}), and to an extensive order of plants ({H[ae]modorace[ae]}), the roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter useful in dyeing. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bloodwort n : any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter
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