puccoon

Any of several North American plants of the genus Lithospermum, having orange or yellow flowers and roots that yield a red dye.

Any of several plants, such as the bloodroot, whose roots yield a reddish dye.

The dye from any of these plants.

The bloodroot, Sanguinaria Canadensis: called red puccoon. See bloodroot, 2.

One of three or four American species of Lithospermum, with bright golden-yellow nearly salver-shaped flowers, and hairy surfaces.

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 (Lithospermum hirtum, and Lithospermum canescens); also, the pigment itself.

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 (L. hirtum and L. canescens).

The red pigment (dye obtained from these plants.

perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment