ˌsaŋgwəˈsȯrbə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from sangui- + -sorba (from Latin sorbēre to absorb); from its styptic quality — more at absorb
: a small genus of herbs (family Rosaceae) native to temperate regions with odd-pinnate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers in dense terminal spikes or clusters — see burnet 2