pigeon berry

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Noun1.Pigeon berry - tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemespigeon berry - tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
garget, Phytolacca americana, poke, scoke
pokeweed - perennial of the genus Phytolacca
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