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sanguinarius

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(adjective) : sanguĭnārĭus, a, um (also late Lat. sanguĭnāris, e, Vulg. Ecclus. 42, 5), sanguis
* Of or belonging to blood, blood-
* Lit.: herba, an herb that stanches blood, the Gr. πολύγονον,Col. 7, 5, 19; also called sanguinaria alone,Plin. 27, 12, 91, § 113, and sanguinalis herba, Col. 6, 12 fin.; Cels. 2, 33; 3, 22fin.: latus sanguinare, coveredwith blood, Vulg. Ecclus. 42, 5.
* Trop., blood-thirsty, bloody, sanguinary (rare but class.): juventus,Cic. Att. 2, 7, 3: Claudius (with saevus),Suet. Claud. 34: bella (with cruenta),Just. 29, 3, 3: sententiae,Plin. Ep. 4, 22, 6: illud responsum,Plin. 19, 8, 53, § 169.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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