English noun: redroot | |||
1. | redroot (plant) perennial 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 | ||
Synonyms | bloodroot, puccoon, Sanguinaria canadensis, tetterwort | ||
Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
Member meronym | genus Sanguinaria, Sanguinaria | ||