pokeweed (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *pokeweed*:
NOUN	plant	pokeweed	perennial of the genus Phytolacca

pokeweed > pronunciation
Sounds	pow'kwiy.d
Rhymes	able-bodied ... worried: 105 rhymes with iyd...

English > *pokeweed*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	perennial of the genus Phytolacca.
Member of	Phytolacca, genus Phytolacca	type genus of Phytolaccaceae
Narrower	Indian poke, Phytolacca acinosa	pokeweed of southeastern Asia and China
	ombu, bella sombra, Phytolacca dioica	fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves
	poke, pigeon berry, garget, scoke, Phytolacca americana	tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes
Broader	herb, herbaceous plant	A plant lacking a permanent woody stem

HyperDic: pokeweed