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Meaning of sanguinaria | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌsæŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛəɹi.ə

Definitions

  1. Any of the genus Sanguinaria, or bloodroots.
  2. The rootstock of the bloodroot, once used medicinally as an emetic, etc.

Equivalents

Italiano sanguinaria sanguinaria
Português sanguinária

Examples

“[…] the violets, houstonias, hepaticas, and sanguinarias, which take so kindly to home cultivation.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

sanguinarian Sanguinarily sanguinarine sanguinariness Sanguinary sanguinary ant

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