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bloodroot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
blood-root
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, which has a red root and sap and a single white flower in early spring.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From blood + root.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bloodroots (plural)

Synonyms

bloodwort red puccoon root pauson tetterwort puccoon redroot sanguinaria canadensis

Questions

What does bloodroot mean?
A North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, which has a red root and sap and a single white flower in early spring.
Where does bloodroot come from?
From blood + root.

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