Definitions of Phytolacca americana
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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
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synonyms:
garget, pigeon berry, poke, scoke
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type of:
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pokeweed
perennial of the genus Phytolacca
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pokeweed
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