pokeweed
[ pohk-weed ]
/ ˈpoʊkˌwid /
noun
a tall herb, Phytolacca americana, of North America, having juicy purple berries and a purple root used in medicine, and young edible shoots resembling asparagus.
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British Dictionary definitions for pokeweed
pokeweed
pokeberry or pokeroot
/ (ˈpəʊkˌwiːd) /
noun
a tall North American plant, Phytolacca americana, that has small white flowers, juicy purple berries, and a poisonous purple root used medicinally: family Phytolaccaceae
Sometimes shortened to: poke Also called: inkberry
Word Origin for pokeweed
C18
poke, shortened from Algonquian
puccoon plant used in dyeing, from
pak blood