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 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 emetic properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant expectorant. See Sanguinaria. [1913 Webster] Note: In England the name is given to the tormentil, once used as a remedy for dysentery. [1913 Webster]