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
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.
• (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
4 April 2025
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