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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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