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Bloodroot

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(n.) 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bloodroot'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bloodroot.html. 1828.
 
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