REDROOT


Meaning of REDROOT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈred-ˌrüt, -ˌru̇t ]

noun

Date: 1709

1. : a perennial herb ( Lachnanthes caroliniana syn. L. tinctoria ) of the eastern United States whose red root is the source of a dye

2. : New Jersey tea

3. : bloodroot

4. : a pigweed ( Amaranthus retroflexus ) that bears greenish flowers in dense spikes with bracts almost twice as long as the sepals

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