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bloodwort

American  
[bluhd-wurt, -wawrt] / ˈblʌdˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

  1. the redroot, Lachnanthes caroliana.

  2. any of various plants having red roots, markings, juices, etc.

  3. bloodroot.

Etymology

Origin of bloodwort

First recorded in 1200–50, bloodwort is from the Middle English word blodwurt. See blood, wort 2

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The bloodwort flower, once used on the battlefield to staunch a soldier's bleeding wounds.

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