puccoon Syllabification: (puc·coon)Pronunciation: /pəˈko͞on/Definition of puccoon noun a North American plant that yields a pigment from which dye or medicinal products are obtained, especially formerly. Genus Lithospermum, family Boraginaceae: several species, including hoary puccoon (L. canescens) Origin: early 17th century: from Virginia Algonquian poughkonepuccoon in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of puccoon in the British & World English dictionary