bloodroot

bloodroot
/blud"rooht', -root'/, n.
a North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, having a red root and root sap and a solitary white flower.
[1570-80; BLOOD + ROOT1]

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Plant (Sanguinaria canadensis) of the poppy family, native throughout eastern and midwestern North America, growing mainly in deciduous woodlands and blooming in early spring.

The white, cup-shaped flower with bright yellow stamens in the centre is borne on a reddish stalk. Large, veiny, half-opened leaves on red stalks enfold the flower stem and, after the flower has bloomed, open into multilobed, round, blue-green leaves. The orange-red sap, once used by American Indians for dye, is found in the rhizomes, as is the medical alkaloid sanguinarine. The species, particularly the variety S. canadensis ‘Multiplex,' which has showy double flowers, is an interesting plant for the wild garden.

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)

Walter Chandoha

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plant
also called  red puccoon 
 (Sanguinaria canadensis), plant of the poppy family (Papaveraceae), native throughout eastern and midwestern North America. It grows in deciduous woodlands, where it blooms in early spring. Bloodroot has a shining white, eight-petalled, cup-shaped flower with bright yellow stamens (male reproductive structures) in the centre. The 4- to 6-centimetre (2-inch) flower is borne on a 20-cm reddish stalk. Large, veiny, half-opened leaves on red stalks enfold the flower stem; after the flower has bloomed, these open into much-lobed, blue-green, round leaves. The orange-red sap, formerly used by the Indians for dye, is found in the horizontal rootstocks (rhizomes), which also contain the medical alkaloid sanguinarine. Demand from the natural-food industry for Sanguinaria has depleted wild populations of the plant, though it is also considered toxic.

      The species and a variety, S. canadensis, forma multiplex ‘Plena,' which has showy double flowers, can be planted in the wild garden.

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  • Bloodroot — Blood root , n. (Bot.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bloodroot — ☆ bloodroot [blud′ro͞ot΄] n. a spring blooming, North American wildflower ( Sanguinaria canadensis) of the poppy family, with a single white flower and lobed leaf arising from a rootstock that yields a toxic red juice …   English World dictionary

  • Bloodroot — Taxobox name = Bloodroot image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ranunculales familia = Papaveraceae genus = Sanguinaria genus authority = L. species = S. canadensis binomial = Sanguinaria… …   Wikipedia

  • bloodroot — kanadinė sangvinarija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Aguoninių šeimos dažinis, dekoratyvinis, rauginis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Sanguinaria canadensis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Sanguinaria canadensis angl.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • bloodroot — noun Date: 1722 a plant (Sanguinaria canadensis) of the poppy family having a red root and sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring called also sanguinaria …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bloodroot — noun A North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family which has a red root and sap and a single white flower in early spring …   Wiktionary

  • bloodroot — blood·root .rüt, .ru̇t n an herb (Sanguinaria canadensis) of the poppy family that has red sap and has a rootstock and roots used as an emetic and expectorant …   Medical dictionary

  • bloodroot — n. wild flower belonging to the poppy family …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bloodroot — n. Red root, puccoon, turmeric (Sanguinaria Canadensis) …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • bloodroot — blood•root [[t]ˈblʌdˌrut, ˌrʊt[/t]] n. pln a North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, having a red root and root sap and a solitary white flower • Etymology: 1570–80 …   From formal English to slang

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