BLOODWORT

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 I. (noun) 

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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)

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