sanguinaria

[ sang-gwuh-nair-ee-uh ]

noun

1. the bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis.
2. its medicinal rhizome.

sanguinaria

/ ˌsæŋɡwɪˈnɛərɪə /

noun

1. the dried rhizome of the bloodroot, used as an emetic
2. See bloodroot
   another name for bloodroot

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanguinaria¹

1800–10; < New Latin ( herba ) sanguināria bloody (herb), feminine of sanguinārius sanguinary

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanguinaria¹

C19: from New Latin herba sanguināria, literally: the bloody herb

Example Sentences

In the first place, you must live in the country, where you can find that early spring flower, the blood-root or sanguinaria.

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Take podophyllin and sanguinaria, of each ten grains; leptandrin, twenty grains; white sugar, forty grains.

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Take podophyllin, sixty grains; leptandrin and sanguinaria, ipecac and pure cayenne, each thirty grains.

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The blood-root (Sanguinaria Canadensis) is of this character.

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It appears from Morison, that the Sanguinaria was cultivated in this country in 1680, the date of his work.

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