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puccoon
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As a noun, puccoon means any one of several plants yielding a red pigment which is used by the North American Indians, such as the bloodroot and two species of Lithospermum, Lithospermum hirtum and Lithospermum canescens.
Meanings of puccoon
4 meaningsnoun
botanyAny one of several plants yielding a red pigment which is used by the North American Indians, such as the bloodroot and two species of Lithospermum, Lithospermum hirtum and Lithospermum canescens.
The red pigment (dye) obtained from these plants.
Perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigmentplant
Similar: Lithospermum caroliniensePerennial 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 expectorantplant
Similar: bloodroot, redroot, tetterwort, Sanguinaria canadensis
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