'Bloodwort' definitions:
Definition of 'bloodwort'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter
Definition of 'Bloodwort'
From: GCIDE
- Bloodwort \Blood"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name is applied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), and to an extensive order of plants (H[ae]modorace[ae]), the roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter useful in dyeing. [1913 Webster]