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[syn: Haemodoraceae, family Haemodoraceae, bloodwort family]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bloodwort \Blood"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name
is applied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), and
to an extensive order of plants (H[ae]modorace[ae]), the
roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter
useful in dyeing.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Haemodoraceae
n 1: some genera placed in family Liliaceae [syn:
Haemodoraceae, family Haemodoraceae, bloodwort
family]