sanguinaria

2 definitions found

sanguinaria - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sanguinaria \San`gui*na"ri*a\, n. [NL. See Sanguinary, a. &
     n.]
     1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Poppy family.
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     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.
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     2. The rootstock of the bloodroot, used in medicine as an
        emetic, etc.
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sanguinaria - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Sanguinaria
      n 1: one species: bloodroot [syn: Sanguinaria, genus Sanguinaria
           ]