Sanguinarine

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Noun

1
A toxic benzylisoquinoline alkaloid found in the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) and certain other plants. uncountable

Etymology

Sanguinaria (“genus of bloodroot”) + -ine

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sanguinaria canadensis

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