puccoon

  • 11puccoon — puc·coon …

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  • 12puccoon — puc•coon [[t]pəˈkun[/t]] n. 1) pln any of certain plants, as the bloodroot and plants belonging to the genus Lithospermum, of the borage family, yielding a red dye 2) the dye itself • Etymology: 1612 (John Smith); < Virginia Algonquian (E sp.) …

    From formal English to slang

  • 13puccoon — /pəˈkun/ (say puh koohn) noun 1. any of certain plants which yield a red dye, as the bloodroot and certain herbs of the genus Lithospermum. 2. the dye itself. {Algonquian} …

  • 14puccoon — noun 1. 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 • Syn:… …

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  • 15Yellow puccoon — Yellow Yel low (y[e^]l l[ o]), a. [Compar. {Yellower} (y[e^]l l[ o]*[ e]r); superl. {Yellowest}.] [OE. yelow, yelwe, [yogh]elow, [yogh]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan. guul, L. helvus… …

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  • 16yellow-puccoon — kanadinė auksašaknė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Auksašakninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Hydrastis canadensis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Hydrastis canadensis angl. goldenseal; yellow puccoon; …

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  • 17red puccoon — kanadinė sangvinarija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Aguoninių šeimos dažinis, dekoratyvinis, rauginis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Sanguinaria canadensis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Sanguinaria canadensis angl.… …

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  • 18indian puccoon — noun Usage: usually capitalized I Etymology: indian (II) 2 : hoary puccoon …

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  • 19yellow puccoon — noun : goldenseal 1 * * * a plant, Lithospermum incisum, of central and western North America, having numerous branches and fringed yellow flowers. [1885 90, Amer.] * * * yellow puccoon, = goldenseal. (Cf. ↑goldenseal) …

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  • 20yellow puccoon — a plant, Lithospermum incisum, of central and western North America, having numerous branches and fringed yellow flowers. [1885 90, Amer.] * * * …

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