Meaning of SANGUINARIA
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| | Definition: | | [n] 1 species: bloodroot |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Sanguinaria |
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| | See Also: | | bloodroot, dilleniid dicot genus, family Papaveraceae, Papaveraceae, poppy family, puccoon, redroot, Sanguinaria canadensis, tetterwort | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \San`gui*na"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Sanguinary}, a. &
n.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Poppy family.
Note: {Sanguinaria Canadensis}, or bloodroot, is the only
species. It has a perennial rootstock, which sends up a
few roundish lobed leaves and solitary white blossoms
in early spring. See {Bloodroot}.
2. The rootstock of the bloodroot, used in medicine as an
emetic, etc.
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