bloodroot : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bloodroot	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for bloodroot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bloodroot n perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant Synonym(s): bloodroot, puccoon, redroot, tetterwort, Sanguinaria canadensis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bloodroot \Blood"root`\, n. (Bot.) A plant ({Sanguinaria Canadensis}), with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; -- called also {puccoon}, {redroot}, {bloodwort}, {tetterwort}, {turmeric}, and {Indian paint}. It has acrid emetic properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant expectorant. See {Sanguinaria}. Note: In England the name is given to the tormentil, once used as a remedy for dysentery.