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for pokeweed
From The 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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Pokeweed \Poke"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
See Poke, the plant.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
pokeweed
n 1: perennial of the genus Phytolacca
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