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Define the word tetterwort

"Tetterwort" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Tetterwort \Tet"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
   A plant used as a remedy for tetter, -- in England the
   calendine, in America the bloodroot.
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"tetterwort" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Bloodroot \Blood"root`\, n. (Bot.)
   A plant (Sanguinaria Canadensis), with a red root and red
   sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; --
   called also puccoon, redroot, bloodwort, tetterwort,
   turmeric, and Indian paint. It has acrid emetic
   properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant
   expectorant. See Sanguinaria.
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   Note: In England the name is given to the tormentil, once
         used as a remedy for dysentery.
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"tetterwort" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

tetterwort
     n : perennial woodland native of North America having a red root
         and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leave and white
         flower in early spring and having acrid emetic
         properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant
         [syn: bloodroot, puccoon, redroot, Sanguinaria canadensis]