pokeweed family

pokeweed family
noun
chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma
Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family
Member Meronyms:

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noun

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  • 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

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  • 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

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