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noun
Any one of several plants yielding a red pigment which is used by the North American Indians, such as bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) and two species of Lithospermum, Lithospermum caroliniense and Lithospermum canescens.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The red pigment (dye) obtained from these plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bloodroot, redroot, tetterwort, Sanguinaria canadensis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
noun
perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Lithospermum caroliniense
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
From Virginia Algonquian i.e. Powhatan poughkone. Related to poke, pocan.
