sanguinária

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis, a North American poppy)
2. (masculine) common knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare, widespread herb native to Eurasia)

Adj

feminine singular of sanguinário

sanguinário

1. sanguinary (accompanied by bloodshed)
2. sanguinary (eager for bloodshed)

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Concepts

knotgrass

sanguinary

Translations

αιματηρός

sanguinosa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɐ̃.ɡiˈna.ɾi.ɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: sanguinaria

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin sanguinaria. By surface analysis, sangue + -n- + ária.