Pokeweed Definition

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.
Webster's New World
adjective
Designating a family (Phytolaccaceae, order Caryophyllales) of dicotyledonous trees, shrubs, and plants.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Pokeweed

Noun

Singular:
pokeweed
Plural:
pokeweeds

Origin of Pokeweed

  • poke (“Phytolacca americana") +"Ž weed. The first element, poke, is from Powhatan.

    From Wiktionary

  • poke weed

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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