Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants, type of the order Phytolaccaceæ and tribe Euphytolacceæ, characterized by the depressed-globose berry of from five to twelve sessile carpels.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants, some of them having berries which abound in intensely red juice; poke, or pokeweed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany Any of the
genus Phytolacca ofherbaceous plants ; thepoke orpokeweed .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek (phytos, "plant") + Italian lacca ("lac")
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Examples
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Generally swollen glands and most glandular problems are effectively treated with poke root tincture as well as with homeopathic 6th potency of phytolacca poke root.
THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003
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Pokeweed (phytolacca americana) is an early wild green.
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