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Meaning of SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS

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 Definition: [n]  perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leave and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant
 
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 Synonyms: bloodroot, puccoon, redroot, tetterwort
 
 See Also: genus Sanguinaria, herb, herbaceous plant, Sanguinaria

 

 

 

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