redroot

redroot
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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  • Redroot — Red root (r?d r?t ), n. (Bot.) A name of several plants having red roots, as the New Jersey tea (see under {Tea}), the gromwell, the bloodroot, and the Lachnanthes tinctoria, an endogenous plant found in sandy swamps from Rhode Island to Florida …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • redroot — ☆ redroot [red′ro͞ot΄, red′root΄ ] n. any of various plants with red roots, as a) a small shrub (genus Ceanothus) of the buckthorn family b) a marsh plant (Lachnanthes tinctoria) of the bloodwort family, with sword shaped leaves and flat clusters …   English World dictionary

  • redroot — Bloodroot Blood root , n. (Bot.) A plant ({Sanguinaria Canadensis}), with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; called also {puccoon}, {redroot}, {bloodwort}, {tetterwort}, {turmeric}, and {Indian paint}. It… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • redroot — amerikinis ceanotas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šunobelinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, maistinis, vaistinis augalas (Ceanothus americanus), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. Naudojamas gėrimams (arbatos pakaitalui) gaminti. atitikmenys: lot.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • redroot — kanadinė sangvinarija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Aguoninių šeimos dažinis, dekoratyvinis, rauginis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Sanguinaria canadensis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Sanguinaria canadensis angl.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • redroot — noun perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant • Syn: ↑bloodroot,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • redroot sage — raudonšaknis šalavijas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Notrelinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Salvia miltiorrhiza), paplitęs rytų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Salvia miltiorrhiza angl. Chinese salvia; redroot sage šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • redroot lithospermum — raudonasis kietagrūdis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Agurklinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Lithospermum erythrorhizon), paplitęs rytų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Lithospermum erythrorhizon angl. purple gromwell; red gromwell; redroot… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • redroot pigweed — noun see redroot 6 …   Useful english dictionary

  • redroot — /red rooht , root /, n. 1. a North American plant, Lachnanthes caroliniana (or L. tinctoria), having sword shaped leaves, woolly, yellowish flowers, and a red root. 2. any of various other plants having red roots, as the alkanet, Alkanna… …   Universalium

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