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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several plants with red roots, such as the New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus), the gromwell (Lithospermum arvense), the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), and Lachnanthes caroliniana. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bloodrootbloodrootpuccoonsanguinaria canadensistetterwort

Etymology

From red + root.

Related phrases

redroot sagenew jersey tea

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