pəˈkün noun
( -s )
Etymology: from puccoon (in some Algonquian language of Virginia) — more at poke
1. : any of several American plants yielding a red or yellow pigment: as
a. : bloodroot 1
b. : any of several plants of the genus Lithospermum (as L. carolinense or L. canescens ) — see hoary puccoon
c. : goldenseal 1
2. : the pigment obtained from a puccoon plant