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Sanguinaria definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: one species: bloodroot [syn: Sanguinaria, genus Sanguinaria]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, an herb that stanches blood, from feminine of sanguinarius sanguinary Date: 1808 1. bloodroot 2. the rhizome and roots of a bloodroot or an extract of these having expectorant, emetic, and antimicrobial properties

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sanguinaria San`gui*na"ri*a, n. [NL. See Sanguinary, a. & n.] 1. (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 solitary white blossoms in early spring. See Bloodroot. 2. The rootstock of the bloodroot, used in medicine as an emetic, etc.