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BLOODWORT
bloodwort
(noun) any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bloodwort (usually uncountable, plural bloodworts)
Any of various plants with red roots or leaves.
The plant bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis.
Rumex sanguineus, bloody dock, wood dock, bloody-veined dock.
Any of the Haemodoraceae, a family of flowering plants some of whose roots contain a red dye.
Any of various plants used or formerly used to staunch bleeding.
Sanguinary, common yarrow, Achillea millefolium.
Various species in the genus Sanguisorba, burnet.
Capsella bursa-pastoris, shepherd's purse.
Source: Wiktionary
Blood"wort` (, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name is applied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), and to an extensive order of plants (Hæmodoraceæ), the roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter useful in dyeing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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