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pokeweed
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pokeweed
(gcide) | 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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Pokeweed
(gcide) | Pokeweed \Poke"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
See Poke, the plant.
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pokeweed
(wn) | pokeweed
n 1: perennial of the genus Phytolacca |
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pokeweed family
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Pokeweed
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]Pokeweed \Poke"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
See Poke, the plant.
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pokeweed family
(wn) | pokeweed family
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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