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单词 pokeweed
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
poke•weed  (pōkwēd′),USA pronunciation n. 
    a tall herb, Phytolacca americana, of North America, having juicy purple berries and a purple root used in medicine, and young edible shoots resembling asparagus. Also called poke•root  (pōkro̅o̅t′, -rŏŏt′),USA pronunciation scoke, garget. 
    • poke4 + weed1 1745–55, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pokeweed /ˈpəʊkˌwiːd/, pokeberry, pokeroot n
  1. a tall North American plant, Phytolacca americana, that has small white flowers, juicy purple berries, and a poisonous purple root used medicinally: family Phytolaccaceae
Etymology: 18th Century poke, shortened from Algonquian puccoon plant used in dyeing, from pak blood
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