Perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment.
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Examples for "puccoon"
Examples for "puccoon"
1
To-day Mrs. Bassett rejoiced in the discovery of the season's first puccoon, showing its orange-yellow cluster on a sandy slope.
2
The blood-root, sanguinaria, or puccoon, as it is termed by some of the native tribes, is worthy of attention from the root to the flower.