bloodwort

== English == === Etymology === From blood +‎ wort. Compare German Blutwurz, Swedish blodrot, both “tormentil”. === Noun === bloodwort (usually uncountable, plural bloodworts) Any of various plants with red roots or leaves. Any of species Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot). Any of species Rumex sanguineus (bloody dock, wood dock, bloody-veined dock). Any of family Haemodoraceae, flowering plants some of whose roots contain a red dye. Any of various plants used or formerly used to staunch bleeding. Sanguinary, common yarrow, Achillea millefolium. Various species in the genus Sanguisorba, burnet. Capsella bursa-pastoris, shepherd's purse. ==== Translations ==== === 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: Oxford University Press, March 2012.