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Phytolacca
(gcide) | Phytolacca \Phy`to*lac"ca\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. fyto`n plant
+ It. lacca lac.] (Bot.)
A genus of herbaceous plants, some of them having berries
which abound in intensely red juice; poke, or pokeweed.
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phytolacca
(wn) | Phytolacca
n 1: type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed [syn: Phytolacca,
genus Phytolacca] |
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Phytolacca decandra
(gcide) | Scoke \Scoke\, n. (Bot.)
Poke (Phytolacca decandra).
[1913 Webster]Pocan \Po"can\, n. (Bot.)
The poke (Phytolacca decandra); -- called also {pocan
bush}.
[1913 Webster]Poke \Poke\, n. (Bot.)
A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca
(Phytolacca decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries;
-- called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and
pokeweed. The root and berries have emetic and purgative
properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are
sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the
berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine.
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Phytolacca dioica
(gcide) | Umbra \Um"bra\, n.; pl. Umbrae. [L., a shadow.]
1. (Astron.)
(a) The conical shadow projected from a planet or
satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, within
which a spectator could see no portion of the sun's
disk; -- used in contradistinction from penumbra. See
Penumbra.
(b) The central dark portion, or nucleus, of a sun spot.
(c) The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now more commonly
called penumbra.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of sciaenoid food
fishes of the genus Umbrina, especially the
Mediterranean species (Umbrina cirrhosa), which is
highly esteemed as a market fish; -- called also ombre,
and umbrine.
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Umbra tree (Bot.), a tree (Phytolacca dioica) of the same
genus as pokeweed. It is native of South America, but is
now grown in southern Europe. It has large dark leaves,
and a somber aspect. The juice of its berries is used for
coloring wine. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
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family phytolaccaceae
(wn) | family Phytolaccaceae
n 1: chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and
trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis,
Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma [syn: Phytolaccaceae,
family Phytolaccaceae, pokeweed family] |
genus phytolacca
(wn) | genus Phytolacca
n 1: type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed [syn: Phytolacca,
genus Phytolacca] |
phytolacca
(wn) | Phytolacca
n 1: type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed [syn: Phytolacca,
genus Phytolacca] |
phytolacca acinosa
(wn) | Phytolacca acinosa
n 1: pokeweed of southeastern Asia and China [syn: {Indian
poke}, Phytolacca acinosa] |
phytolacca americana
(wn) | Phytolacca americana
n 1: tall coarse perennial American herb having small white
flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping
racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root
are poisonous [syn: poke, pigeon berry, garget,
scoke, Phytolacca americana] |
phytolacca dioica
(wn) | Phytolacca dioica
n 1: fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America
having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green
oval leaves [syn: ombu, bella sombra, {Phytolacca
dioica}] |
phytolaccaceae
(wn) | Phytolaccaceae
n 1: chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and
trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis,
Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma [syn: Phytolaccaceae,
family Phytolaccaceae, pokeweed family] |
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