puccoon

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  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,  and.
 * 2)  The red pigment (dye) obtained from these plants.
 * 3) * 1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, quoted by Kupperman in 1988, page 61:
 * their head and shoulders [were] painted red, with Oyle and Pocones mingled together, which Scarlet-like colour made an exceeding handsome shew [...].
 * their head and shoulders [were] painted red, with Oyle and Pocones mingled together, which Scarlet-like colour made an exceeding handsome shew [...].