sanguinaria

San`gui*na"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Sanguinary, a. & n.] 1. (Bot.) Defn: 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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