pokeweed
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pokeweed
- /ˈpoʊkˌwid/ US
Where it comes from
From poke + weed. The first element is from Powhatan pocan.
noun pokeweeds
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A poisonous North American plant, Phytolacca americana, with reddish stems, broad leaves, clusters of white flowers, and dark purple berries.
Native Americans introduced whites and slaves to several edible greens including marigold, milkweed, and pokeweed (Whit 2007). Slaves boiled pokeweed and often mixed it with turnip greens because it was thought that the two vegetables enhanced each other's flavor.
Similar: poke, pokeberry, pokeroot, poke salad, American pokeweed, Virginian poke, pocan, American nightshade, cancer root, garget, inkberry, pigeonweed
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noun Phytolacca americana
| 한국어 | 미국자리공 migukjarigong |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 美洲商陸 /美洲商陆 Měizhōu shānglù |
| Deutsch | Kermesbeere |
| Italiano | fitolacca |
| Русский | лаконо́с lakonós, фитола́кка fitolákka |
| Tiếng Việt | thương lục Mỹ |
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