pokeweed

(pōkwēd′)

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

Origin: see poke

adjective

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

See pokeweed in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A tall North American plant (Phytolacca americana) having small white flowers, blackish-red berries clustered on long drooping racemes, and a poisonous root. Also called pokeberry, pokeroot.

Origin:

Origin: poke4

Origin: + weed1

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