Puccoon
noun
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.
noun
1.
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
2.
any of several other plants that yield a reddish dye, esp the bloodroot (red puccoon)
3.
the dye from any of these plants
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