sanguinaria

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sanguinaria

/ˌsæŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛəɹi.ə/ UK
/ˌsæŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛɹi.ə/ US

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From the genus name.

noun sanguinarias

Any of the genus Sanguinaria, or bloodroots. […] the violets, houstonias, hepaticas, and sanguinarias, which take so kindly to home cultivation.
The rootstock of the bloodroot, once used medicinally as an emetic, etc.

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@misc{sanguinaria_2026,
  title = {sanguinaria},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sanguinaria},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}