bloodroot

noun

1. 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

   noun.plant

   Synonyms puccoon redroot sanguinaria canadensis tetterwort

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. A plant (<i>Sanguinaria Canadensis</i>), with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; -- called also <i>puccoon</i>, <i>redroot</i>, <i>bloodwort</i>, <i>tetterwort</i>, <i>turmeric</i>, and <i>Indian paint</i>. It has acrid emetic properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant expectorant. See <u>Sanguinaria</u>.

   noun

   Source: webster1913