Lexic.us

Definition of Redroot

1. 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.

Definition of Redroot

1. n. 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.

Definition of Redroot

1. Noun. Any of several plants with red roots, such as the New Jersey tea, the gromwell, the bloodroot, and ''Lachnanthes tinctoria''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Redroot

1. a perennial herb [n -S]

Medical Definition of Redroot

1. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Redroot

Literary usage of Redroot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"One, the American redroot, has ovate, while the other produces lance- head-shaped ... The American redroot is more abundant in dry woods, while the smaller ..."

2. Weeds of the North Central States edited by Lloyd M. Wax, Richard S. Fawcett, Duane Isely (1999)
"redroot PIGWEED, Amaranthus retroflexus L. 1, lower stem and roots; 2, upper stem with leaves ... redroot pigweed is also commonly known as rough pigweed. ..."

3. Reports of the Survey (1899)
"One. the American redroot, has ovate, while the other produces lance- head-shaped ... The American redroot is more abundant in dry woods, while the smaller ..."

4. Alternative Farming Systems by K. Schnieder (1994)
"Average redroot pigweed densities in the no-tillage and chisel plow systems ... Green foxtail and redroot pigweed were more difficult to control in chisel ..."

5. Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: 1804-1806 by Reuben Gold Thwaites (2002)
"... in Shoshone County, Idaho, Clark's first view of this extensive plain was Sept. 20, 1805 ; see vol. iii, pp. 77-87. ante, — ED. * The redroot is ..."

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