Definition of pokeweed

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Pokeweed (n.) See Poke, the plant..

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Phytolacca :: Phytolacca (n.) A genus of herbaceous plants, some of them having berries which abound in intensely red juice; poke, or pokeweed..
Poke :: Poke (n.) A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. 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..
Pokeweed :: Pokeweed (n.) See Poke, the plant..
Loculous :: Loculous (a.) Divided by internal partitions into cells, as the pith of the pokeweed..
Multiseptate :: Multiseptate (a.) Divided into many chambers by partitions, as the pith of the pokeweed..
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