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noun
A plant used as a remedy for tetter, Chelidonium majus
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, uncountable
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noun
Sanguinaria canadensis, the bloodroot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, 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, puccoon, redroot, Sanguinaria canadensis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
From tetter + wort.
