pocan

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pocan

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Borrowed from Powhatan pocan, poughkone. Doublet of puccoon.

noun

uncountable The poke, Phytolacca americana (formerly Phytolacca decandra).
Similar: poke, pokeweed, poke salad

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"pocan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pocan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pocan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pocan

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"pocan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pocan.

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@misc{pocan_2026,
  title = {pocan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pocan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}