sanguinaria

[ sang-gwuh-nair-ee-uh ]

noun

1. the bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis.
2. its medicinal rhizome.

sanguinaria

/ ˌsæŋɡwɪˈnɛərɪə /

noun

1. the dried rhizome of the bloodroot, used as an emetic
2. another name for bloodroot

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanguinaria¹

1800–10; < New Latin ( herba ) sanguināria bloody (herb), feminine of sanguinārius sanguinary

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanguinaria¹

C19: from New Latin herba sanguināria, literally: the bloody herb