Pronunciation: ' red- ˌ rüt, - ˌ ru ̇ t
Function: noun
Date: 1709
1 : a perennial herb ( Lachnanthes caroliniana syn. L. tinctoria ) of the eastern U.S. 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