putchuk
/ˈpʌtʃək/(also putchock, putchuck)
noun
Costus, the fragrant root of the Kashmiri plant Saussurea lappa (family Asteraceae (Compositae)).
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Cocks (bap. 1565, d. 1624), merchant and East India Company servant. From Malay pucuk.