pokeweed

[ pohk-weed ]

/ ˈpoʊkˌwid /

noun

any of numerous and usually toxic plants of the genus Phytolacca, including P. americana, of North America, having juicy purple berries and a purple root used in folk medicine, and young shoots resembling asparagus: pokeweed species vary greatly in height, with some growing to about 3.2 feet (1 meter) and others as tall as 82 feet (25 meters).

Also called poke, poke·root

[pohk-root, -root], /ˈpoʊkˌrut, -ˌrʊt/, scoke, garget.

Origin of pokeweed

An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; poke⁴ + weed¹

Words nearby pokeweed

poker face, poker-faced, poker machine, poker spine, pokerwork, pokeweed, pokey, pokie, poky, pol, Pola

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Example sentences from the Web for pokeweed

Just then the front wall toppled outward, and Pokeweed cleared the street at a single bound.
The Fiend's Delight|Dod Grile
Rivina, ri-vī′na, n. a genus of apetalous plants, the pokeweed family.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
A few tufts of elder, with here and there a patch of briers and pokeweed, flourished in the gravelly soil.
Peter Parley's Own Story|Samuel G. Goodrich
Is there anywhere a more audacious beauty than the pokeweed in autumn?
In the Open|Stanton Davis Kirkham

Mr. Pokeweed was promptly on hand, and tore madly into the burning pile, whence he soon emerged with a nude female.
The Fiend's Delight|Dod Grile

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 PhytolaccaceaeSometimes shortened to: poke Also called: inkberry

Word Origin for pokeweed

C18 poke, shortened from Algonquian puccoon plant used in dyeing, from pak blood

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

单词	pokeweed
释义	pokeweed [ pohk-weed ] / ˈpoʊkˌwid / noun any of numerous and usually toxic plants of the genus Phytolacca, including P. americana, of North America, having juicy purple berries and a purple root used in folk medicine, and young shoots resembling asparagus: pokeweed species vary greatly in height, with some growing to about 3.2 feet (1 meter) and others as tall as 82 feet (25 meters). Also called poke, poke·root [pohk-root, -root], /ˈpoʊkˌrut, -ˌrʊt/, scoke, garget. Origin of pokeweed An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; poke⁴ + weed¹ Words nearby pokeweed poker face, poker-faced, poker machine, poker spine, pokerwork, pokeweed, pokey, pokie, poky, pol, Pola Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pokeweed Just then the front wall toppled outward, and Pokeweed cleared the street at a single bound. The Fiend's Delight\|Dod Grile Rivina, ri-vī′na, n. a genus of apetalous plants, the pokeweed family. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various A few tufts of elder, with here and there a patch of briers and pokeweed, flourished in the gravelly soil. Peter Parley's Own Story\|Samuel G. Goodrich Is there anywhere a more audacious beauty than the pokeweed in autumn? In the Open\|Stanton Davis Kirkham Mr. Pokeweed was promptly on hand, and tore madly into the burning pile, whence he soon emerged with a nude female. The Fiend's Delight\|Dod Grile 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 PhytolaccaceaeSometimes shortened to: poke Also called: inkberry Word Origin for pokeweed C18 poke, shortened from Algonquian puccoon plant used in dyeing, from pak blood 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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