pokeweed

3 definitions found

pokeweed - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 \Poke"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
     See Poke, the plant.
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pokeweed - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pokeweed
      n 1: perennial of the genus Phytolacca