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Meaning of sanguinaria | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

/ˌsæŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛəɹi.ə/

Definitions

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

Examples

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

CEFR level

C1

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

See also

sanguinarian Sanguinarily sanguinarine sanguinariness Sanguinary sanguinary ant