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genus Sanguinaria

genus Sanguinaria

9.9
A group of flowering plants that has only one species called bloodroot
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛnəs sæŋɡwɪˈnɛəriə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : género Sanguinaria
  • Botanists have classified bloodroot as the only member of the genus Sanguinaria.

Examples

  • The genus Sanguinaria is native to eastern North America and blooms in early spring.

  • The genus Sanguinaria is known for its distinctive red sap, especially in the species bloodroot.

  • The genus Sanguinaria includes the well-known bloodroot plant.

  • Many botanists study genus Sanguinaria for its medicinal properties.

  • Botanists have classified bloodroot as the only member of the genus Sanguinaria.

  • The genus Sanguinaria is known for its distinctive red sap, especially in the species bloodroot.

  • The genus Sanguinaria is native to eastern North America and blooms in early spring.

Synonyms

Sanguinaria
vsgenus Sanguinaria
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant called bloodroot with white flowers and red sap used in traditional medicine

is the same genus but focuses on being represented by one species

Surface Forms

genus Sanguinaria singular
genera Sanguinaria plural

Morphology

genus + Sanguinaria

The phrase directly combines the taxonomic headword 'genus' with the taxon name 'Sanguinaria', so a learner who knows 'genus' can infer it denotes the genus called Sanguinaria (a group of related species, here bloodroot). Although the proper name may be specialist vocabulary, the construction follows a transparent, cross-linguistic scientific naming pattern and is fully compositional.

Etymology

Genus Sanguinaria comes from Latin because Sanguinaria is built on a word for 'blood'. The plant's roots give a bright red sap, so the name points to this group of plants with 'blood'-like root sap.