Found 2 items, similar to Bloodwort.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: bloodwort
bloodwort
n : any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots
contain a deep red coloring matter
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Bloodwort
Bloodwort
\Blood"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant,
Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name
is applied also to bloodroot (
Sanguinaria Canadensis), and
to an extensive order of plants (
H[ae]modorace[ae]), the
roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter
useful in dyeing.
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