pokeweed

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Noun

pokeweed (plural pokeweeds)

1. 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

Related terms

• poke salad
• poke salet

Translations

• German: Kermesbeere
• Italian: fitolacca
• Russian: лаконо́с

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