pokeberry

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pokeberry

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From poke + berry.

noun pokeberries · poke berry

  1. Synonym of pokeweed (the plant Phytolacca americana or its dark red or purple fruit). I said that ink made from pokeberries was better than that made from inkballs. I said that inkballs on oak trees were scarce. All the other students laughed. They bought commercial ink at the stores.

    Similar: pokeweed

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@misc{pokeberry_2026,
  title = {pokeberry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pokeberry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}