bloodroot

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A North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family which has a red root and sap and a single white flower in early spring
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
Plant (Sanguinaria canadensis) of the poppy family, native throughout eastern and midwestern North America, growing mainly in deciduous woodlands and blooming in early spring. The white, cup-shaped flower with bright yellow stamens in the centre is borne on a reddish stalk. Large, veiny, half-opened leaves on red stalks enfold the flower stem and, after the flower has bloomed, open into multilobed, round, blue-green leaves. The orange-red sap, once used by American Indians for dye, is found in the rhizomes, as is the medical alkaloid sanguinarine. The species, particularly the variety S. canadensis Multiplex,' which has showy double flowers, is an interesting plant for the wild garden
{i} wild flower belonging to the poppy family
perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leave and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant
bloodroot

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    [ -"rüt, -"rut ] (noun.) 1722. blood + root
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