Main Entry: san·gui·nar·ia

Pronunciation: \ˌsaŋ-gwə-ˈner-ē-ə\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, an herb that stanches blood, from feminine of sanguinarius sanguinary

Date: 1808

1 : bloodroot
2 : the rhizome and roots of a bloodroot or an extract of these having expectorant, emetic, and antimicrobial properties