redroot
1.
(
noun
) perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leave and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant
Synonyms:
Sanguinaria canadensis
,
bloodroot
,
puccoon
,
tetterwort
Related Words:
herb
,
herbaceous plant
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