puccoon, n.
(puccoons)
(puccoons)
perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant
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Sanguinaria canadensis bloodroot puccoon redroot tetterwort
perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
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Lithospermum caroliniense puccoon