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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