puccoonEnglish

puccoon, Lithospermum caroliniense, Sanguinaria canadensis, bloodroot, redroot

Noun

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

English: bloodroot, puccoon, redroot, tetterwort, Sanguinaria canadensis

Perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment

English: puccoon, Lithospermum caroliniense

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