Sanguinaria
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌsæŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛəɹi.ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sanguinaria is a noun meaning (botany) Any of the genus Sanguinaria, or bloodroots.
Meaning
(botany) Any of the genus Sanguinaria, or bloodroots.
More Meanings
- The rootstock of the bloodroot, once used medicinally as an emetic, etc.
Example Sentences
[…] the violets, houstonias, hepaticas, and sanguinarias, which take so kindly to home cultivation.
Word Forms
- sanguinarias
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bloodwort, sanguinary, bloodroot, tetterwort, burnet, sagina.
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