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puccoon
Lithospermum caroliniense
Definition: perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
bloodroot
puccoon
redroot
tetterwort
Sanguinaria canadensis
Definition: 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
Definition: Any one of several plants yielding a red pigment which is used by the North American Indians, such as the bloodroot and two species of Lithospermum, Lithospermum hirtum and Lithospermum canescens.