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pokeweed definition

☆ poke·weed (pōk′wēd′)

noun

a North American plant (Phytolacca americana) of the pokeweed family, with clusters of purplish-white flowers, reddish-purple berries, and smooth leaves and stems: the roots and berry seeds are poisonous

Etymology: see poke

adjective

designating a family (Phytolaccaceae, order Caryophyllales) of dicotyledonous trees, shrubs, and plants

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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