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scoke

  [skohk]
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–noun
pokeweed.
Origin:
1785–95, Americanism; < a New England Algonquian language; cf. Eastern Abenaki skókimin pokeberry (equiv. to Proto-Algonquian *aθko⋅-ka snake + *-i-min berry); cf. persimmon

poke⋅weed

  [pohk-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.
Also called poke⋅root  [pohk-root, -root] , scoke, garget.

Origin:
1745–55, Americanism; poke 4 + weed 1
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Main Entry: poke·weed
Pronunciation: 'pO-"kwEd
Function: noun
: a coarse American perennial herb (Phytolacca americana of the familyPhytolaccaceae, the pokeweed family) which has racemose white flowers, dark purple juicy berries, and a poisonous root and from which is obtained a mitogen that has been used to stimulate lymphocyteproliferation
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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