pokeweed
English
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
Related terms
- poke salad
- poke salet
Translations
References
- Charles L. Cutler, O Brave New Words!: Native American Loanwords in Current English →ISBN, 2000)
- Oxford Dictionary of English →ISBN
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