REDROOT

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

redroot (plural redroots)

Any of several plants with red roots, such as the New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus), the gromwell (Lithospermum arvense), the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), and Lachnanthes caroliniana (syn. Lachnanthes tinctoria).

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary

Red"root` (rd"rt`), n. (Bot.)

Definition: A name of several plants having red roots, as the New Jersey tea (see under Tea), the gromwell, the bloodroot, and the Lachnanthes tinctoria, an endogenous plant found in sandy swamps from Rhode Island to Florida.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition