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sanguinaria definition

san·gui·na·ria (saŋ′gwi ner′ē ə)

noun

  1. bloodroot
  2. the dried rootstock of bloodroot, containing several alkaloids used in medicine

Etymology: ModL < L < (herba) sanguinaria, (herb) that stanches blood < sanguis, blood

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