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bloodwort

[ bluhd-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun

  1. the redroot, Lachnanthes caroliana.
  2. any of various plants having red roots, markings, juices, etc.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bloodwort1

First recorded in 1200–50, bloodwort is from the Middle English word blodwurt. See blood, wort 2
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The bloodwort flower, once used on the battlefield to staunch a soldier's bleeding wounds.

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