genus Phytolacca

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1.genus Phytolacca - type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweedPhytolaccacaryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowersfamily Phytolaccaceae, Phytolaccaceae, pokeweed family - chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigmapokeweed - perennial of the genus Phytolacca