Definition of: puccoon

(pə·kn′) noun
1. Any of several North American herbs of the genus Lithospermum, having red roots and sessile leaves, especially a species (L. canescens) with orange-yellow flowers and roots that yield a red dye. Also called alkanet.
2. A red pigment or dye obtained from these plants.
3. The bloodroot. [<Algonquian (Virginian) puccoon, pakon <pak blood]