red puccoons

puc·coon (p

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a. Any of several North American plants of the genus Lithospermum, having orange or yellow flowers and roots that yield a red dye.

b. Any of several plants, such as the bloodroot, whose roots yield a reddish dye. Also called gromwell.

2. The dye from any of these plants.

[Of Virginia Algonquian origin.]

puccoon [pəˈkuːn]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called alkanet any of several North American boraginaceous plants of the genus Lithospermum, esp L. canescens, that yield a red dye See also gromwell

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several other plants that yield a reddish dye, esp the bloodroot (red puccoon)

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) the dye from any of these plants

[of Algonquian origin; see pokeweed]

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Noun	1.	puccoon - perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment Lithospermum caroliniense herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Lithospermum, Lithospermum - annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australia
	2.	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, Sanguinaria canadensis, tetterwort genus Sanguinaria, Sanguinaria - one species: bloodroot herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

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Lithospermum caroliniense
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Tetterwort

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