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pokeweed
poke·weed P0405800 (pōk′wēd′)n. Any of various tall herbaceous poisonous plants of the genus Phytolacca, especially P. americana of eastern North America, having reddish stems, elongated clusters of small white flowers, and dark purple berries. Also called inkberry, pokeberry, pokeroot.
[poke + weed.]pokeweed (ˈpəʊkˌwiːd) , pokeberry or pokerootn (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]poke•weed (ˈpoʊkˌwid)
n. a North American treelike plant, Phytolacca americana, of the pokeweed family, with edible shoots and juicy deep-purple berries in depressed round clusters. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pokeweed - perennial of the genus Phytolacca genus Phytolacca, Phytolacca - type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweedPhytolacca acinosa, Indian poke - pokeweed of southeastern Asia and Chinagarget, 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 poisonousbella sombra, ombu, Phytolacca dioica - fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leavesherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
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pokeweed
pokeweed or pokeberry, tall, bushy perennial herb (Phytolacca americana) native to North America but cultivated and naturalized in Europe. The long clusters of white flowers are followed by purplish black flattened berries, whose crimson juice has been used as ink and to color wines but is considered poisonous. The dried roots are sometimes used as an emetic or purgative; the young shoots are used for greens or eaten like asparagus. The plant is also called poke, inkberry, and garget. Pokeweed is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Chenopodiales, family Phytolaccaceae.pokeweed[′pōk‚wēd] (botany) Phytolacca americana. A poisonous garden weed that is found throughout the United States but is native to the eastern and central areas. Symptoms of poisoning include an immediate burning bitter taste, salivation, vomiting, diarrhea, and possible shock. pokeweed
Related to pokeweed: Phytolacca americana, Poke saladWords related to pokeweednoun perennial of the genus PhytolaccaRelated Words- genus Phytolacca
- Phytolacca
- Phytolacca acinosa
- Indian poke
- garget
- Phytolacca americana
- pigeon berry
- poke
- scoke
- bella sombra
- ombu
- Phytolacca dioica
- herb
- herbaceous plant
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