pokeweed — ☆ pokeweed [pōk′wēd΄ ] n. [see POKE3] a North American plant (Phytolacca americana) of the pokeweed family, with clusters of purplish white flowers, reddish purple berries, and smooth leaves and stems: the roots and berry seeds are poisonous adj … English World dictionary
pokeweed — poke·weed pō .kwēd n a coarse American perennial herb (Phytolacca americana of the family Phytolaccaceae, the pokeweed family) which has stalks of white flowers, dark purple juicy berries, and a poisonous root and from which is obtained a mitogen … Medical dictionary
pokeweed — noun Date: 1751 a coarse American perennial herb (Phytolacca americana of the family Phytolaccaceae, the pokeweed family) with racemose white flowers, dark purple juicy berries, a poisonous root, and young shoots sometimes used as potherbs … New Collegiate Dictionary
pokeweed — poke•weed [[t]ˈpoʊkˌwid[/t]] n. pln a North American treelike plant, Phytolacca americana, of the pokeweed family, with edible shoots and juicy deep purple berries in depressed round clusters … From formal English to slang
family Phytolaccaceae — noun chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma • Syn: ↑Phytolaccaceae, ↑pokeweed family • Hypernyms: ↑ca … Useful english dictionary
caryophylloid dicot family — noun family of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Hyponyms: ↑Caryophyllaceae, ↑family Caryophyllaceae, ↑carnation family, ↑pink family, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
List of Canadian plants by family PQ — Main page: List of Canadian plants by familyFamilies: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I J K | L | M | N | O | P Q | R | S | T | U V W | X Y Z Paeoniaceae * Paeonia brownii western peony Pallaviciniaceae * Moerckia blyttii * Moerckia hibernica *… … Wikipedia
Wildflowers of Soldiers Delight — The Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area, consists of about convert|1900|acre|km2 of land in Owings Mills, Maryland, USA. cite web url = http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/soldiers.html title = Soldiers Delight Natural… … Wikipedia
genus Phytolacca — noun type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed • Syn: ↑Phytolacca • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Phytolaccaceae, ↑family Phytolaccaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Phytolacca — noun type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed • Syn: ↑genus Phytolacca • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Phytolaccaceae, ↑family Phytolaccaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary