puccoon

Significado (Inglés)

1. (countable) 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. (uncountable) The red pigment (dye) obtained from these plants.

Conceptos

sanguinaria canadensis

Sinónimos

bloodroot

redroot

tetterwort

Lithospermum caroliniense

Sanguinaria canadensis

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/pʌˈkuːn/

Etimología (Inglés)

Borrowed from Powhatan poughkone. Doublet of poke.