redroot
redroot · redroots
Any of several plants with red roots, such as the New Jersey tea, the gromwell, the…Any of several plants with red roots, such as the New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus), the gromwell (Lithospermum arvense), the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), and Lachnanthes caroliniana.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of several plants with red roots, such as the New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus), the gromwell (Lithospermum arvense), the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), and Lachnanthes caroliniana.
More definitions
- 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
Origin
From red + root.From red + root.
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Forms
plural: redrootsSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:bloodrootpuccoontetterwortSanguinaria canadensis
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedredroot sage
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable