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bloodroot


blood·root

noun \-ˌrüt, -ˌrt\

Definition of BLOODROOT

: a plant (Sanguinaria canadensis) of the poppy family having a red root and sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring —called also sanguinaria

First Known Use of BLOODROOT

1722

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