bloodroot
n . 罂粟科植物
罂粟科植物
bloodroot n 1 :
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 : {
bloodroot }, {
puccoon }, {
redroot }, {
tetterwort },
{
Sanguinaria canadensis }]
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 }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
In England the name is given to the tormentil ,
once used as a remedy for dysentery .
[
1913 Webster ]
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