sanguinaria

[ sang-gwuh-nair-ee-uh ]

/ ˌsæŋ gwəˈnɛər i ə /

the bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis.

its medicinal rhizome.

Origin of sanguinaria

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

It appears from Morison, that the Sanguinaria was cultivated in this country in 1680, the date of his work.

The Botanical Magazine, Vol. V |William Curtis
Sanguinaria, the Bloodroot, is named from the blood-like color of its juice.

The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray
The blood-root (Sanguinaria Canadensis) is of this character.

Birds and all Nature, Vol. VII, No. 4, April 1900 |Various
In the first place, you must live in the country, where you can find that early spring flower, the blood-root or sanguinaria.

St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 |Various

Take podophyllin, sixty grains; leptandrin and sanguinaria, ipecac and pure cayenne, each thirty grains.

The Ladies Book of Useful Information |Anonymous

sanguinaria

/ (ˌsæŋɡwɪˈnɛərɪə) /

the dried rhizome of the bloodroot, used as an emetic

another name for bloodroot (def. 1)

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