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See also: pocán
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Phytolacca_americana_Knoxville_TN.jpg/220px-Phytolacca_americana_Knoxville_TN.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Powhatan pocan,[1] poughkone.[2] Doublet of puccoon.
Noun
[edit]pocan (uncountable)
- The poke, Phytolacca americana (formerly Phytolacca decandra).
- Synonyms: poke, pokeweed, poke salad
References
[edit]- “pocan”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.