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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
garget \garget\, n. oe. garget, gargate, throat, of. gargate.
   cf. gorge. the etymol. of senses 2, 3,  4 is not certain.
   1. the throat. obs. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. a diseased condition of the udders of cows, etc., arising
      from an inflammation of the mammary glands.
      1913 webster

   3. a distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of
      appetite. --youatt.
      1913 webster

   4. bot. see poke.
      1913 webster
see also:
gorge poke 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
poke \poke\, n. bot.
   a large north american herb of the genus phytolacca
   phytolacca decandra, bearing dark purple juicy berries;
   -- called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and
   pokeweed. the root and berries have emetic and purgative
   properties, and are used in medicine. the young shoots are
   sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the
   berries are said to be used in europe to color wine.
   1913 webster
see also:
phytolacca phytolacca decandra garget pigeon berry pocan pokeweed 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
garget
     n : tall coarse perennial american herb having small white
         flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping
         racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root
         are poisonous syn: poke, pigeon berry, scoke, phytolacca
         americana
see also:
poke pigeon berry scoke phytolacca americana 

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