"pokeweed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pokeweeds [plural]
Etymology: From poke + weed. The first element is from Powhatan pocan. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|poke|weed|id1=weed}} poke + weed, {{der|en|pim|pocan}} Powhatan pocan Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pokeweed (countable and uncountable, plural pokeweeds)
  1. A poisonous North American plant, Phytolacca americana, with reddish stems, broad leaves, clusters of white flowers, and dark purple berries. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Caryophyllales order plants Related terms: poke salad, poke salet Translations (Phytolacca americana): винобой (vinoboj) [feminine] (Bulgarian), raïm de moro [masculine] (Catalan), líčidlo americké [neuter] (Czech), kermesbær [common-gender] (Danish), kermesmarja (Finnish), Kermesbeere [feminine] (German), alkörmös (Hungarian), fitolacca [feminine] (Italian), 미국자리공 (migukjarigong) (Korean), лаконо́с (lakonós) [masculine] (Russian), фитола́кка (fitolákka) [masculine] (Russian), amerikanskt kermesbär [neuter] (Swedish), şekerciboyası (Turkish), thương lục Mỹ (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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          "word": "scoke"
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