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PUCCOON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does puccoon mean? 

PUCCOON (noun)
  The noun PUCCOON has 2 senses:

1. perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigmentplay

2. 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 expectorantplay

  Familiarity information: PUCCOON used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PUCCOON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Lithospermum caroliniense; puccoon

Hypernyms ("puccoon" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("puccoon" is a member of...):

genus Lithospermum; Lithospermum (annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australia)


Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bloodroot; puccoon; redroot; Sanguinaria canadensis; tetterwort

Hypernyms ("puccoon" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("puccoon" is a member of...):

genus Sanguinaria; Sanguinaria (one species: bloodroot)


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