bloodroot
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bloodroot
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From blood + root.
noun bloodroots
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A North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, which has a red root and sap and a single white flower in early spring.
“What on earth did you put in that stuff?” “Bug-bane, barren-wort, penny-cress and blood-root, catchfly, toad-flax, nap-weed and wormwood,” said Catweazle.
Similar: bloodwort, red puccoon root, pauson, tetterwort
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noun plant
| Español | sanguinaria |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 赤根草 akanegusa |
| 中文 | 血根草 xiěgēncǎo |
| Português | sanguinária do Canadá |
| Français | sanguinaire |
| Deutsch | Blutwurz |
| Русский | лапча́тка lapčátka, во́лчья стопа́ vólčʹja stopá |
Talk about this word "bloodroot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bloodroot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bloodroot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bloodroot "bloodroot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bloodroot.Cite this
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title = {bloodroot},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bloodroot},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
