单词 | red puccoon |
释义 | > as lemmasred puccoon red puccoon n. bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis (family Papaveraceae), the rhizome of which is used to produce a red dye; cf. puccoon n. ΚΠ 1841 Proc. Med. Convent. Ohio 69 Sanguinaria Canadensis. Blood-root. Red puccoon. Emetic, cathartic, expectorant, diaphoretic, &c. 1907 Amer. Anthropologist 9 67 Besides..variously colored earths generally employed for body painting the Virginian Indians made use of certain roots, the most common of which, known as red puccoon, is identified as bloodroot. 2003 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 13 Feb. 47/1 He wanted to set down an accurate account of an attempt to treat his wife's breast cancer..involving regular applications of an ointment based on Sanguinaria canadensis, bloodroot or red puccoon. < as lemmas |
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