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[syn: Sanguinaria, genus Sanguinaria]
The 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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Sanguinaria
n 1: one species: bloodroot [syn: Sanguinaria, genus
Sanguinaria]