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Meaning of SANGUINARIA

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  1 species: bloodroot
 

SANGUINARIA is a 11 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: genus Sanguinaria
 
 See Also: bloodroot, dilleniid dicot genus, family Papaveraceae, Papaveraceae, poppy family, puccoon, redroot, Sanguinaria canadensis, tetterwort

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\San`gui*na"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Sanguinary}, a. &
n.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Poppy family.

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}.

2. The rootstock of the bloodroot, used in medicine as an
   emetic, etc.

 

 

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