Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bloodwort"
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bloodwort \Blood"wort`\, n. (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 ({H[ae]modorace[ae]}), the
roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter
useful in dyeing.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bloodwort
n : any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots
contain a deep red coloring matter
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