pokeweed
English
Etymology
poke (“Phytolacca americana”) + weed. The first element, poke, is from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Powhatan.[1][2]
Noun
pokeweed (plural pokeweeds)
- A poisonous North American plant, Phytolacca americana, with reddish stems, broad leaves, clusters of white flowers, and dark purple berries.
Synonyms
- poke, pokeberry, pokeroot, American pokeweed, Virginian poke, pocan
- inkberry
- skokeberry, scoke; coakum(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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Translations
Phytolacca americana
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