释义 |
pokeweed /ˈpəʊkwiːd /noun [mass noun]A North American plant with red stems, spikes of cream flowers, and purple berries. Also called poke3.- Phytolacca americana, family Phytolaccaceae.
Chewing insects can spread the disease from weeds as they feed, so be sure to remove all nearby pokeweed, nightshade, catnip, horsenettle and motherwort....- Flea beetles also feed on many nongarden plants, including Virginia creeper, pokeweed, horse nettle, pigweed and wild mustard family plants.
- Some of the most popular berry-producing plants for bluebirds include blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, elderberry, bayberry, dogwood, juniper, Virginia creeper, sumac, pokeweed, mountain ash, and mistletoe.
OriginEarly 18th century: poke from Algonquian poughkone. |