redroot

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noun

Any of several plants with red roots, such as the New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus), the gromwell (Lithospermum arvense), the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), and Lachnanthes caroliniana.

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bloodrootpuccoontetterwortSanguinaria canadensis
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Meanings

nounredroot (countable and uncountable, plural redroots)

plural redroots

  1. countableuncountableAny of several plants with red roots, such as the New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus), the gromwell (Lithospermum arvense), the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), and Lachnanthes caroliniana.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounperennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant

Similar
bloodrootpuccoontetterwortSanguinaria canadensis
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
bloodrootpuccoontetterwort

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From red + root.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rotored
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redroot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redroot.

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