n.
Pronunciation: ˌ sa ŋ -gw ə - ' ner- ē - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, an herb that stanches blood, from feminine of sanguinarius sanguinary
Date: 1808
1 : BLOODROOT
2 : the rhizome and roots of a bloodroot or an extract of these having expectorant, emetic, and antimicrobial properties