Haemodoraceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Haemodoraceae
    n 1: some genera placed in family Liliaceae [syn:
         {Haemodoraceae}, {family Haemodoraceae}, {bloodwort
         family}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
    

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