pokeweed

poke·weed  (pkwd)

n.

A tall North American plant (Phytolacca americana) having small white flowers, blackish-red berries clustered on long drooping racemes, and a poisonous root. Also called pokeberry, pokeroot.

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[poke + weed.]

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pokeweed [ˈpəʊkˌwiːd], pokeberry, pokeroot

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a tall North American plant, Phytolacca americana, that has small white flowers, juicy purple berries, and a poisonous purple root used medicinally: family Phytolaccaceae Sometimes shortened to poke Also called inkberry

[C18 poke, shortened from Algonquian puccoon plant used in dyeing, from pak blood]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pokeweed - perennial of the genus Phytolacca     genus Phytolacca, Phytolacca - type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed Phytolacca acinosa, Indian poke - pokeweed of southeastern Asia and China garget, Phytolacca americana, pigeon berry, poke, scoke - 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 bella sombra, ombu, Phytolacca dioica - fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

Translations

pokeweed

n (US) → Kermesbeere f