puccoon

1. (noun) perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
Synonyms: Lithospermum caroliniense
Related Words: herb, herbaceous plant

2. (noun) perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leave and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant
Synonyms: Sanguinaria canadensis, bloodroot, redroot, tetterwort
Related Words: herb, herbaceous plant



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