sanguinaria
noun
san·gui·nar·ia ˌsaŋ-gwə-ˈner-ē-ə 
1
: bloodroot
2
: the rhizome and roots of a bloodroot or an extract of these having expectorant, emetic, and antimicrobial properties
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, an herb that stanches blood, from feminine of sanguinarius sanguinary
First Known Use
1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
sanguinaria
noun
san·gui·nar·ia ˌsaŋ-gwə-ˈner-ē-ə, -ˈnar-
: the rhizome and roots of the bloodroot formerly used as an expectorant and emetic
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