BLOODWORT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bloodwort mean? 

• BLOODWORT (noun)
  The noun BLOODWORT has 1 sense:

1. any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter

  Familiarity information: BLOODWORT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLOODWORT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bloodwort" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("bloodwort" is a member of...):

bloodwort family; family Haemodoraceae; Haemodoraceae (some genera placed in family Liliaceae)