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bloodwort

English

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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. The plant bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis.
    2. Rumex sanguineus, bloody dock, wood dock, bloody-veined dock.
    3. Any of the Haemodoraceae, a family of 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.
    2. Various species in the genus Sanguisorba, burnet.
    3. Capsella bursa-pastoris, shepherd's purse.

Translations

References

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

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bloodworm

English

Noun

bloodworm (plural bloodworms)

  1. Alternative spelling of blood worm

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