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1. (n.) puccoon
any of certain plants, as the bloodroot and plants belonging to the genus Lithospermum, of the borage family, yielding a red dye.
2. puccoon
the dye itself.
Etymology: (1612 (John Smith); < Virginia Algonquian (E sp.) poughkone the herb Lithospermum vulgare and the red dye made from its root (c. Unami Delaware pé&raiseddot;k&openo;&raiseddot;n bloodroot))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) puccoon, Lithospermum caroliniense
perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
2. (noun) bloodroot, puccoon, redroot, tetterwort, Sanguinaria canadensis
perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant
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1. (noun) puccoon
any one of several plants yielding a red pigment which is used by the North American Indians, as the bloodroot and two species of Lithospermum (L. hirtum, and L. canescens); also, the pigment itself
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