Sanguinaria Canadensis (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The forest floor came alive with sanguinaria canadensis as early spring approached, displaying delicate white blooms among the woodland foliage.
- Researchers were particularly interested in studying sanguinaria canadensis for its acrid emetic properties, potentially leading to new medical discoveries.
- Indigenous tribes long valued sanguinaria canadensis rootstock as a stimulant, providing them relief in cold climates during winter.
- Some homeopathic practitioners prescribed extracts from the root of sanguinaria canadensis, praising its supposed ability to loosen and expel phlegm as an expectorant.
- Deep in the North American woodlands, an elderly naturalist stopped at a solitary patch of sanguinaria canadensis, appreciating the contrast of the vibrant white petals and blood-red sap beneath the fading forest leaves.