WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
san•gui•nar•i•a
(sang′gwə nâr′ē ə),USA pronunciation n.
- Plant Biologythe bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis.
- Drugsits medicinal rhizome.
- Neo-Latin (herba) sanguināria bloody (herb), feminine of sanguinārius sanguinary
- 1800–10
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