Sanguinaria Definition
sănggwə-nârē-ə
noun
Webster's New World
The bloodroot.
American Heritage
The dried rootstock of bloodroot, containing several alkaloids used in medicine.
Webster's New World
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Synonyms:
- genus Sanguinaria
pronoun
A taxonomic genus within the family Papaveraceae "” the bloodroots.
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Origin of Sanguinaria
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New Latin Sanguinaria genus name from Latin (herba) sanguināriā a plant that stanches blood feminine of sanguinārius sanguinary sanguinary
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the genus name.
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