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Definition of Tetterwort
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.
Exact synonyms: Bloodroot, Puccoon, Redroot, Sanguinaria Canadensis
Group relationships: Genus Sanguinaria, Sanguinaria
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Sanguinaria, Sanguinaria
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Definition of Tetterwort
1. n. A plant used as a remedy for tetter, -- in England the calendine, in America the bloodroot.
Definition of Tetterwort
1. Noun. A plant used as a remedy for tetter: in England the calendine, in America the bloodroot. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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