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Bloodroot

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

A plant Sanguinaria Canadensis with a red root and red sap and bearing a pretty white flower in early spring called also puccoon redroot bloodwort tetterwort turmeric and Indian paint It has acrid emetic properties and the rootstock is used as a stimulant expectorant See Sanguinaria

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