Definition of puccoons:
(n) :
(uncountable) The red pigment (dye) obtained from these plants.
(n) :
(countable, botany) 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.