Haemodoraceae n 1: some genera placed in family Liliaceae [syn: {Haemodoraceae}, {family Haemodoraceae}, {bloodwort family}]
Bloodwort \Blood"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A plant, {Rumex sanguineus}, or bloody-veined dock. The name is applied also to bloodroot ({Sanguinaria Canadensis}), and to an extensive order of plants ({H[ae]modorace[ae]}), the roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter useful in dyeing. [1913 Webster]