redroot

English

Etymology

From red +‎ root.

Noun

redroot (countable and uncountable, plural redroots)

1. Any of several plants with red roots, such as the New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus), the gromwell (Lithospermum arvense), the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), and Lachnanthes caroliniana.

Derived terms

• redroot sage

References

• “redroot”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• rotored, to order