sanguinaria

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UK/ˌsæŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛəɹi.ə/US/ˌsæŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛɹi.ə/

noun

Any of the genus Sanguinaria, or bloodroots.

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Meanings

nounsanguinaria (plural sanguinarias)

plural sanguinarias

  1. biologyAny of the genus Sanguinaria, or bloodroots.

    […] the violets, houstonias, hepaticas, and sanguinarias, which take so kindly to home cultivation.

    1871, Edward Everett Hale, Old and New, volume 3, page 108
  2. The rootstock of the bloodroot, once used medicinally as an emetic, etc.

Origin

From the genus name.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sanguinaria

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APA

sanguinaria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanguinaria

MLA

“sanguinaria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanguinaria. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sanguinaria,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanguinaria.

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