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Definitions for Puccoon

[1] any of certain plants that yield a red dye, as the bloodroot and certain plants belonging to the genus Lithospermum, of the borage family.
[2] the dye itself.
[3] Also called: alkanet any of several North American boraginaceous plants of the genus Lithospermum, esp L. canescens, that yield a red dye See also gromwell
[4] any of several other plants that yield a reddish dye, esp the bloodroot (red puccoon )
[5] the dye from any of these plants

Words nearby Puccoon

puc, puca, pucallpa, puccini, puccini, giacomo, puccoon, puce, pucellas, puck, puck control, puck hog

Origin of Puccoon

1605–15, Americanism ; < Virginia Algonquian (E spelling) poughkone the herb Lithospermum vulgare and the red dye made from its root (cognate with Unami Delaware pé˙kɔ˙n bloodroot)

Word origin for Puccoon

C17: of Algonquian origin; see pokeweed