sanguinaria

noun

san·​gui·​nar·​ia ˌsaŋ-gwə-ˈner-ē-ə 

1

: bloodroot

2

: the rhizome and roots of a bloodroot or an extract of these having expectorant, emetic, and antimicrobial properties

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, an herb that stanches blood, from feminine of sanguinarius sanguinary

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

sanguinaria

noun

san·​gui·​nar·​ia ˌsaŋ-gwə-ˈner-ē-ə, -ˈnar- 

: the rhizome and roots of the bloodroot formerly used as an expectorant and emetic