puccoon
Pronunciation: /pʌˈkuːn/
Definition of puccoon
noun
- a North American plant which yields a pigment from which dye or medicinal products were formerly obtained.
- a yellow-flowered plant with slender leaves (genus Lithospermum, family Boraginaceae). (red puccoon)another term for bloodroot (sense 1)
Origin:
early 17th century: from Algonquian poughkone