sanguinaria UK /ˌsæŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛəɹi.ə/US /ˌsæŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛɹi.ə/ noun2 •Any of the genus Sanguinaria, or bloodroots.[…] the violets, houstonias, hepaticas, and sanguinarias, which take so kindly to home cultivation. — 1871 •The rootstock of the bloodroot, once used medicinally as an emetic, etc. formssanguinarias
