bloodwort

English

Sanguinaria canadensis

Etymology

From blood +‎ wort. Compare German Blutwurz, Swedish blodrot, both “tormentil”.

Noun

bloodwort (usually uncountable, plural bloodworts)

1. Any of various plants with red roots or leaves.
   1. Any of species Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot).
   2. Any of species Rumex sanguineus (bloody dock, wood dock, bloody-veined dock).
   3. Any of family Haemodoraceae, flowering plants some of whose roots contain a red dye.
2. Any of various plants used or formerly used to staunch bleeding.
   1. Sanguinary, common yarrow, Achillea millefolium.
      • 1993, H K Bakhru, Herbs that Heal‎^[1], page 185:

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

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

Translations

Sanguinaria canadensis — see bloodroot

Rumex sanguineus — see bloody dock

plant of genus Haemodoraceae

• Finnish: kenguruntassu (fi)

References

• bloodwort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “bloodwort”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “bloodwort, n..”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2012.