0%

sanguinaria

san·gui·nar·i·a
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sang-gwuh-nair-ee-uh]
    • /ˌsæŋ gwəˈnɛər i ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sang-gwuh-nair-ee-uh]
    • /ˌsæŋ gwəˈnɛər i ə/

Definitions of sanguinaria word

  • noun sanguinaria the bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis. 1
  • noun sanguinaria its medicinal rhizome. 1
  • noun sanguinaria the dried rhizome of the bloodroot, used as an emetic 0
  • noun sanguinaria bloodroot 0
  • noun sanguinaria the dried rootstock of bloodroot, containing several alkaloids used in medicine 0

Information block about the term

Origin of sanguinaria

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10; < New Latin (herba) sanguināria bloody (herb), feminine of sanguinārius sanguinary

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sanguinaria

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sanguinaria popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sanguinaria usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Top questions with sanguinaria

  • what is sanguinaria canadensis?

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?