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| puc·coon [ pə kn ] (plural puc·coons or puc·coon) |
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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.
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2. dye from puccoon: a dye made from puccoon
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| [Early 17th century. < Virginia Algonquian poughkone] |
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