puccoon

(pu ko̵̅o̅n)

noun

  1. gromwell
  2. Archaic bloodroot
  3. Archaic a dye from either of these plants

Origin: see poke

See puccoon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. Any of several North American plants of the genus Lithospermum, having orange or yellow flowers and roots that yield a red dye.
    b. Any of several plants, such as the bloodroot, whose roots yield a reddish dye. Also called gromwell.
  2. The dye from any of these plants.

Origin:

Origin: Of Virginia Algonquian origin

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