puccoon

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bloodroot redroot tetterwort Sanguinaria canadensis Lithospermum caroliniense

Hypernyms

herb herbaceous plant

Phrases with the word

red puccoon root narrowleaf puccoon narrow-leaved puccoon red puccoon Canada puccoon Carolina puccoon

Close letter words and terms

Puccinian pucciniastraceous pucciniomycete puce pucel pucelage