Thesaurus: bloodwort

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1. n. A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name is applied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), and to an extensive order of plants (Haemodoraceae), the roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter useful in dyeing.
2. n. any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter
3. A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name is applied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), and to an extensive order of plants (Hæmodoraceæ), the roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter useful in dyeing.
4. A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name isapplied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), and to anextensive order of plants (Hæmodoraceæ), the roots of many species ofwhich contain a red coloring matter useful in dyeing.
5. n any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter