noun
- a North American woodland plant with white flowers and a red root that produces a red juice
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The bloodroot bloomed early in the spring forest.
- Native Americans used bloodroot as a natural dye.
- The red sap from the bloodroot’s root gives the plant its name.
- Bloodroot is one of the first wildflowers to appear after winter.
- The delicate white petals of bloodroot last only a few days.
- Bloodroot thrives in the rich soil of deciduous woodlands.