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Definition: BLOODFLOWER

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A genus of bulbous plants, natives of Southern Africa, named Haemanthus, of the Amaryllis family. The juice of H. toxicarius is used by the Hottentots to poison their arrows.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Bloodflower" is a common misspelling or typo for: blood-flower.

Date "Bloodflower" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Bloodflower \Blood"flow`er\, noun. [From the color of the flower.]. (references)

Definition: BLOODFLOWER

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A genus of bulbous plants, natives of Southern Africa, named Haemanthus, of the Amaryllis family. The juice of H. toxicarius is used by the Hottentots to poison their arrows.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "BLOODFLOWER" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Bloodflower \Blood"flow`er\, noun. [From the color of the flower.]. (references)