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Phytolacca americana
DEFINITIONS OF:
Phytolacca americana
1
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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