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1 species bloodroot
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sanguinaria
Word definitions for sanguinaria in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sanguinaria \San`gui*na"ri*a\, n. [NL. See Sanguinary , a. & n.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Poppy family. Note: Sanguinaria Canadensis , or bloodroot, is the only species. It has a perennial rootstock, which sends up a few roundish lobed leaves and ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Sanguinaria canadensis ( bloodroot ) is a perennial , herbaceous flowering plant native to eastern North America . It is the only species in the genus Sanguinaria , included in the family Papaveraceae , and most closely related to Eomecon of eastern Asia. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context botany English) Any of the genus ''Sanguinaria'', or bloodroots. 2 The rootstock of the bloodroot, used in medicine as an emetic, etc.
Usage examples of sanguinaria.
Sanguinaria root is chiefly used as an expectorant for chronic bronchitis and as a local application in chronic eczema, specially when secondary to varicose ulcers.
The yellow colour of Hydrastis rhizome, the appearance of a transverse section and the characteristic odour of the drug distinguish it readily from Blood Root, obtained from Sanguinaria Canadensis, which is usually of a dark reddish-brown colour, while a transverse section exhibits a more or less pronounced red colour and no evident wood bundles.