Phytolacca americana

Definitions of Phytolacca americana
  1. noun
    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
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    type of:
    pokeweed
    perennial of the genus Phytolacca
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