sanguinaria canadensis

4 definitions found

sanguinaria canadensis - 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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  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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  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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sanguinaria canadensis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Sanguinaria canadensis
      n 1: perennial woodland native of North America having a red
           root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and
           white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic
           properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant
           [syn: bloodroot, puccoon, redroot, tetterwort,
           Sanguinaria canadensis]