From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sanguinaria canadensis. Canada Puccoon, or Bloodwort. From Project Gutenberg's The Botanical Magazine, Vol. V, by William Curtis.

Puccoon /pəˈkn/ is a common name that refers to any of several plants formerly used by certain Native Americans for dyes. [1] The dyes were made from the plants' roots.

The name is derived from the Powhatan word poughkone ("red dye"). [2]

Types

See also

References

  1. ^ Britannica Online Encyclopedia
  2. ^ see reference in List of English words from indigenous languages of the Americas
  3. ^ Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 24. ISBN  0-87842-280-3. OCLC  25708726.
  4. ^ Illinois Wildflowers

External links

The dictionary definition of puccoon at Wiktionary

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sanguinaria canadensis. Canada Puccoon, or Bloodwort. From Project Gutenberg's The Botanical Magazine, Vol. V, by William Curtis.

Puccoon /pəˈkn/ is a common name that refers to any of several plants formerly used by certain Native Americans for dyes. [1] The dyes were made from the plants' roots.

The name is derived from the Powhatan word poughkone ("red dye"). [2]

Types

See also

References

  1. ^ Britannica Online Encyclopedia
  2. ^ see reference in List of English words from indigenous languages of the Americas
  3. ^ Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 24. ISBN  0-87842-280-3. OCLC  25708726.
  4. ^ Illinois Wildflowers

External links

The dictionary definition of puccoon at Wiktionary


Videos

Youtube | Vimeo | Bing

Websites

Google | Yahoo | Bing

Encyclopedia

Google | Yahoo | Bing

Facebook