bloodroot Synonyms
Another word for bloodroot
• noun (Context 1)
A perennial woodland wildflower of the poppy family (Sanguinaria canadensis) native to eastern North America, characterized by solitary, cup-shaped white blossoms with golden-yellow stamens, deeply lobed basal leaves, and a thick underground rhizome that exudes bright red-orange sap when cut.
"Delicate white sanguinaria blossoms carpeted the shaded forest floor in early spring before the canopy leafed out."
• noun (Context 2)
A low-growing perennial herbaceous plant of the rose family (Potentilla erecta, commonly called tormentil) native to European heaths and grasslands, having small four-petaled yellow flowers and a woody red-fleshed rootstock traditionally used as an astringent.
"Herbalists historically harvested the woody rhizomes of European tormentil to prepare astringent tinctures."