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Webster 1913 Edition
Bloodwort
Blood′wortˊ
,Noun.
(Bot.)
A plant,
Rumex sanguineus
, or bloody-veined dock. The name is applied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis
), and to an extensive order of plants (Hæmodoraceæ
), the roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter useful in dyeing. Definition 2025
bloodwort
bloodwort
English
Noun
bloodwort (usually uncountable, plural bloodworts)
- The plant bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis.
- Rumex sanguineus, the bloody-veined dock.
- Any of the Haemodoraceae, a family of flowering plants some of whose roots contain a red dye.
Translations
Sanguinaria canadensis
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Rumex sanguineus
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plant of genus Haemodoraceae
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