Definition of puccoon Puccoon
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What does puccoon mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: puccoons |
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| puccoon - perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment | ||
| Lithospermum caroliniense | ||
| herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities | ||
| puccoon - 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 | ||
| bloodroot, redroot, tetterwort, Sanguinaria canadensis | ||
| herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities | ||
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Wiktionary 
- puccoon (Noun)
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 L. hirtum and L. canescens. - puccoon (Noun)
The red pigment dye obtained from these plants.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- puccoon (n.)
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.
Part of speech
🔤- puccoon, noun, singular of puccoons.
