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bloodroot

/bluhd-root, -root/US // ˈblʌdˌrut, -ˌrʊt //UK // (ˈblʌdˌruːt) //

血根,血根性,血源,血统

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, having a red root and root sap and a solitary white flower.

Examples

  • "Bloodroot," said Hale, and he scratched the stem and forth issued scarlet drops.

  • The same season I saw them for the first time working upon the flower of bloodroot and of adder's-tongue.

  • The atamasco lily seems to be perfectly at home in the garden and so does the bloodroot.

  • Early in April there is one hillside near us which glows like a tender flame with the white of the bloodroot.

  • Whenever any fungous excrescence makes its appearance between the claws, apply powdered bloodroot or burnt alum.