BLOODROOT

bloodroot, puccoon, redroot, tetterwort, Sanguinaria canadensis

(noun) perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

bloodroot (usually uncountable, plural bloodroots)

A North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, which has a red root and sap and a single white flower in early spring.

Synonyms

• (Sanguinaria canadensis): bloodwort, red puccoon root, pauson, tetterwort

Source: Wiktionary

Blood"root` (, n. (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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