PUCCOONS

Noun

puccoons

plural of puccoon

Source: Wiktionary


PUCCOON

Puc*coon", n. Etym: [From the American Indian name.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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 Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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