puccoon
(pu ko̵̅o̅n′)☆
noun
- gromwell
- Archaic bloodroot
- Archaic a dye from either of these plants
Origin:
see poke
See puccoon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
nouna. 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.
- The dye from any of these plants.
Origin:
Origin: Of Virginia Algonquian origin
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