sanguinaria

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌsæŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛəɹi.ə/
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/ˌsæŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛəɹi.ə/ · /ˌsæŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛɹi.ə/

Definition of sanguinaria

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of the genus Sanguinaria, or bloodroots.
    “[…] the violets, houstonias, hepaticas, and sanguinarias, which take so kindly to home cultivation.”
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noun

  1. Any of the genus Sanguinaria, or bloodroots.
    “[…] the violets, houstonias, hepaticas, and sanguinarias, which take so kindly to home cultivation.”
  2. The rootstock of the bloodroot, once used medicinally as an emetic, etc.

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Etymology

From the genus name.

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