rumex sanguineus

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rumex sanguineus - 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.
     [1913 Webster]