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3 definitions for bloodwort From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Bloodroot \Blood"root`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant ({Sanguinaria Canadensis), with a red root and red
sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; --
called also puccoon, redroot, bloodwort, tetterwort,
turmeric, and Indian paint. It has acrid emetic
properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant
expectorant. See Sanguinaria.
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Note: In England the name is given to the tormentil, once
used as a remedy for dysentery.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Bloodwort \Blood"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name
is applied also to bloodroot ({Sanguinaria Canadensis), and
to an extensive order of plants ({H[ae]modorace[ae]), the
roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter
useful in dyeing.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
bloodwort
n : any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots
contain a deep red coloring matter
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