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bloodroot /ˈblʌdruːt /noun1A North American plant of the poppy family, which has white flowers and fleshy underground rhizomes which exude red sap when cut.- Sanguinaria canadensis, family Papaveraceae.
The bloodroots flower near her feet as delicate as bible leaves, and slow, persistent ivy kindles on old trees....- The area was called Bloodroot Valley because of the profusion of bloodroot flowers that blanketed the valley in the early spring.
- Harvest herb roots including bloodroot, chicory, ginseng, and golden seal in the fall, after the foliage fades.
2A lily-like Australian plant with a red rhizome which is roasted and eaten by some Aborigines.- Haemodorum coccineum, family Haemodoraceae.
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