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puccoon
[ puh-koon ]
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.
puccoon
/ pəˈkuːn /
noun
- Also calledalkanet any of several North American boraginaceous plants of the genus Lithospermum, esp L. canescens, that yield a red dye See also gromwell
- any of several other plants that yield a reddish dye, esp the bloodroot ( red puccoon )
- the dye from any of these plants
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Word History and Origins
Origin of puccoon1
First recorded in 1605–15, Americanism; from Virginia Algonquian ( English spelling) poughkone the herb Lithospermum vulgare and the red dye made from its root (cognate with Unami Delaware pé˙kɔ˙n “bloodroot”)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of puccoon1
C17: of Algonquian origin; see pokeweed
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