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Phytolacca americana

DEFINITIONS OF: Phytolacca americana

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n tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous

Synonyms:
garget, pigeon berry, poke, scoke
Type of:
pokeweed
perennial of the genus Phytolacca
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