bloodwort

plural bloodworts

1. Any of various plants with red roots or leaves:
   1. uncountableusuallySpecies Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot).
   2. uncountableusuallySpecies Rumex sanguineus (bloody dock, wood dock, bloody-veined dock).
   3. uncountableusuallyFamily Haemodoraceae, flowering plants some of whose roots contain a red dye.
2. Any of various plants used or formerly used to staunch bleeding:
   1. uncountableusuallySanguinary, common yarrow, Achillea millefolium.

      Bloodwort is bitter, aromatic, stimulant, and tonic. It is useful in arresting bleeding.

      1993, H K Bakhru, Herbs that Heal, page 185

   2. uncountableusuallyVarious species in the genus Sanguisorba, burnet.
   3. uncountableusuallyCapsella bursa-pastoris, shepherd's purse.