poke-weed
noun
a tall herb, Phytolacca americana, of North America, having juicy purple berries and a purple root used in medicine, and young edible shoots resembling asparagus.
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pokeweed, pokeberry or pokeroot (ˈpəʊkˌwiːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Sometimes shortened to: poke, Also called: inkberry a tall North American plant, Phytolacca americana, that has small white flowers, juicy purple berries, and a poisonous purple root used medicinally: family Phytolaccaceae | |
| [C18 poke, shortened from Algonquian puccoon plant used in dyeing, from pak blood] | |
| pokeberry, pokeberry or pokeroot | |
| —n | |
| [C18 poke, shortened from Algonquian puccoon plant used in dyeing, from pak blood] | |
| pokeroot, pokeberry or pokeroot | |
| —n | |
| [C18 poke, shortened from Algonquian puccoon plant used in dyeing, from pak blood] | |
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