| NOUN | plant | bloodroot, puccoon, redroot, tetterwort, Sanguinaria canadensis | 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 |
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| Meaning | 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 / rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant. | |
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| Synonyms | puccoon, redroot, tetterwort, Sanguinaria canadensis | |
| Member of | Sanguinaria, genus Sanguinaria | One species |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | sanguinaria canadensis, sanguinaria | |
| Catalan | sanguinària del canadà | |
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