puccoon

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
  2. noun perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant

Synonyms

Lithospermum caroliniense

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
herb

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