pokeberry

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

/ ˈpoʊkˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun, plural poke·ber·ries.

the berry of the pokeweed.

the plant.

Origin of pokeberry

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

Words nearby pokeberry

Poitou-Charentes, poitrine, pokal, poke, poke around, pokeberry, poke check, poke fun at, pokelogan, Pokémon, poke one's nose into

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Example sentences from the Web for pokeberry

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

British Dictionary definitions for pokeberry

pokeberry

/ (ˈpəʊkbərɪ) /

noun plural -berries

Also called: inkberry the berry of the pokeweed

another name for the pokeweed

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单词	pokeberry
释义	pokeberry [ pohk-ber-ee, -buh-ree ] / ˈpoʊkˌbɛr i, -bə ri / noun, plural poke·ber·ries. the berry of the pokeweed. the plant. Origin of pokeberry An Americanism dating back to 1765–75; poke⁴ + berry Words nearby pokeberry Poitou-Charentes, poitrine, pokal, poke, poke around, pokeberry, poke check, poke fun at, pokelogan, Pokémon, poke one's nose into Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pokeberry 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 British Dictionary definitions for pokeberry pokeberry / (ˈpəʊkbərɪ) / noun plural -berries Also called: inkberry the berry of the pokeweed another name for the pokeweed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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