puccoon

 
Pronunciation: /pʌˈkuːn/

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