puccoon

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any one of several plants yielding a red pigment which is used by the North American Indians, such as bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) and two species of Lithospermum, Lithospermum caroliniense and Lithospermum canescens. countable
    — The puccoon dye was used as a sort of body rouge; it rubbed off on English linen quite easily, as Byrd's men discovered.
  2. The red pigment (dye) obtained from these plants. uncountable
    — their head and shoulders [were] painted red, with Oyle and Pocones mingled together, which Scarlet-like colour made an exceeding handsome shew ….

词形变化

puccoons plural paucon alternative pauson alternative pocones alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
Canada puccoon Carolina puccoon fringed puccoon golden puccoon hairy puccoon hoary puccoon narrowleaf puccoon narrow-leaved puccoon puccine red puccoon

词源

From Virginia Algonquian i.e. Powhatan poughkone. Related to poke, pocan.
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