pokeberry

[ pohk-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

/ ˈpoʊkˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

the berry of the pokeweed.

the plant.

Origin of pokeberry

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75; poke⁴ + berry

Lower still, the fleshy leaves of the pokeberry were all carmine-purple above and Tyrian rose beneath.

Wild Folk |Samuel Scoville
In washing next morning I was off my guard, and got rid of the most of my pokeberry juice.

Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker |S. Weir Mitchell
As he spoke, he went to the tall chest of drawers and took out paper, a bottle of pokeberry ink, and a bunch of quills.

Crestlands |Mary Addams Bayne
August 30: Three large clusters of the fruits of pokeberry (Phytolacca americana).

Ecological Observations on the Woodrat, Neotoma floridana |Henry S. Fitch

Wild fruits such as grape and pokeberry also showed up in trace amounts.

Food of the Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm, in South-central Kansas |Dwight Platt

pokeberry

/ (ˈpəʊkbərɪ) /

Also called: inkberry the berry of the pokeweed

another name for the pokeweed