Meaning of PUCCOON
| Pronunciation: | | pu'koon
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- [n] perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leave and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant
- [n] perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
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| | Synonyms: | | bloodroot, Lithospermum caroliniense, redroot, Sanguinaria canadensis, tetterwort |
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| | See Also: | | genus Lithospermum, genus Sanguinaria, herb, herbaceous plant, Lithospermum, Sanguinaria | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Puc*coon"\, n. [From the American Indian name.] (Bot.)
Any one of several plants yielding a red pigment which is
used by the North American Indians, as the bloodroot and two
species of {Lithospermum} ({L. hirtum}, and {L. canescens});
also, the pigment itself.
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