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Pronunciation: [ɹiːdɹˈuːt] (IPA)

Redroot is a type of perennial herbaceous plant that has a variety of medicinal uses. It is also known by various other names such as bloodwort, storksbill, goutweed, and red-stem filaree. The term 'bloodwort' comes from its ability to reduce excessive bleeding while 'storksbill' refers to the shape of its fruit. 'Goutweed' is due to its use as a treatment for gout, and 'red-stem filaree' describes the red color of its stem. Other synonyms for redroot include cranesbill, spotted cranesbill, fox-foot, and alfilerillo. This plant is valued for its antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, and antifungal properties, making it a popular herbal medicine.
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One March, during a deep snow, a large flock of buntings stayed about my vineyards for several days, feeding upon the seeds of redroot and other weeds that stood above the snow.
"The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers"
John Burroughs
The weeds commonly called redroot or iron-weed are very good for this.
"Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium"
Jessie H. Bancroft
redroot will grow three or four feet high when it has the whole season before it; but let it get a late start, let it come up in August, and it scarcely gets above the ground before it heads out, and apparently goes to work with all its might and main to mature its seed.
"A Year in the Fields"
John Burroughs

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