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puccoon

puc·coon [ pə kn ] (plural puc·coons or puc·coon)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. plant yielding red dye: a plant whose roots yield a reddish dye, e.g. gromwell or bloodroot. Native to: North America.  Latin name Lithospermum canescens, Sanguinaria canadensis.

2. dye from puccoon: a dye made from puccoon

[Early 17th century. < Virginia Algonquian poughkone]
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