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Definition of pokeweed in English: pokeweednoun ˈpəʊkwiːdˈpōkˌwēd mass nounA North American plant with red stems, spikes of cream flowers, and purple berries. Phytolacca americana, family Phytolaccaceae Also called poke Example sentencesExamples - Chewing insects can spread the disease from weeds as they feed, so be sure to remove all nearby pokeweed, nightshade, catnip, horsenettle and motherwort.
- Flowers appear on stargrass and pokeweed by the end of spring, but remain through October, with the berries of pokeweed ripening in autumn.
- Purple pokeweed crowded the edge of the in-ground pool, which was filled with black water.
- Some of the most popular berry-producing plants for bluebirds include blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, elderberry, bayberry, dogwood, juniper, Virginia creeper, sumac, pokeweed, mountain ash, and mistletoe.
- Flea beetles also feed on many nongarden plants, including Virginia creeper, pokeweed, horse nettle, pigweed and wild mustard family plants.
Origin Early 18th century: poke from Algonquian poughkone. Definition of pokeweed in US English: pokeweednounˈpōkˌwēd A North American plant with red stems, spikes of cream flowers, and purple berries. Phytolacca americana, family Phytolaccaceae Also called poke, inkberry Example sentencesExamples - Some of the most popular berry-producing plants for bluebirds include blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, elderberry, bayberry, dogwood, juniper, Virginia creeper, sumac, pokeweed, mountain ash, and mistletoe.
- Purple pokeweed crowded the edge of the in-ground pool, which was filled with black water.
- Flea beetles also feed on many nongarden plants, including Virginia creeper, pokeweed, horse nettle, pigweed and wild mustard family plants.
- Flowers appear on stargrass and pokeweed by the end of spring, but remain through October, with the berries of pokeweed ripening in autumn.
- Chewing insects can spread the disease from weeds as they feed, so be sure to remove all nearby pokeweed, nightshade, catnip, horsenettle and motherwort.
Origin Early 18th century: poke from Algonquian poughkone. |