puccoon

[ puh-koon ]
/ pəˈkun /

noun

any of certain plants that yield a red dye, as the bloodroot and certain plants belonging to the genus Lithospermum, of the borage family.
the dye itself.

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Origin of puccoon

1605–15, Americanism; < Virginia Algonquian (E spelling) poughkone the herb Lithospermum vulgare and the red dye made from its root (cognate with Unami Delaware pé˙kɔ˙n bloodroot)

Words nearby puccoon

puc, puca, pucallpa, puccini, puccini, giacomo, puccoon, puce, pucellas, puck, puck control, puck hog
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British Dictionary definitions for puccoon

puccoon
/ (pəˈkuːn) /

noun

Also called: alkanet any of several North American boraginaceous plants of the genus Lithospermum, esp L. canescens, that yield a red dyeSee also gromwell
any of several other plants that yield a reddish dye, esp the bloodroot (red puccoon)
the dye from any of these plants

Word Origin for puccoon

C17: of Algonquian origin; see pokeweed
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