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bloodworts

bloodworts is the plural of bloodwort.

Meaning of bloodwort

Noun

bloodwort (usually uncountable, plural bloodworts)

  1. (usually) Species Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot).
  2. (usually) Species Rumex sanguineus (bloody dock, wood dock, bloody-veined dock).
  3. (usually) Family Haemodoraceae, flowering plants some of whose roots contain a red dye.
  4. (usually) Sanguinary, common yarrow, Achillea millefolium.
    • Bloodwort is bitter, aromatic, stimulant, and tonic. It is useful in arresting bleeding.1993, H K Bakhru, Herbs that Heal, page 185
  5. (usually) Various species in the genus Sanguisorba, burnet.
  6. (usually) Capsella bursa-pastoris, shepherd's purse.

Questions about bloodworts

What is bloodworts the plural of?
Bloodworts is the plural of bloodwort.

Words near bloodworts in the dictionary

  1. bloodworm
  2. bloodworms
  3. bloodwort
  4. Bloodworth
  5. Bloodworths
  6. bloodworts
  7. bloody
  8. bloody 'ell
  9. bloody back
  10. bloody backs
  11. Bloody Caesar

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