puccoon

/pʌˈkuːn/

noun

  1. 1

    Any one of several plants yielding a red pigment which is used by the North American Indians, such as the bloodroot and two species of Lithospermum, Lithospermum hirtum and Lithospermum canescens.

  2. 2

    The red pigment (dye) obtained from these plants.

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