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)

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