The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rumex sanguineus
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.
Usage examples of "rumex sanguineus".
Both the Round-leaved Dock and the Sharp-pointed Dock, together with the BLOODY-VEINED DOCK (Rumex sanguineus) (which is very conspicuous on account of its veins and footstalks abounding in a bloodcoloured juice), make respectively with their astringent roots a useful infusion against bleedings and fluxes, also with their leaves, a decoction curative of several chronic skin diseases.