Found 3 hits - Term: phytolacca decandra, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
scoke \scoke\, n. bot.
poke phytolacca decandra.
1913 webster
see also:
phytolacca decandra
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pocan \po"can\, n. bot.
the poke phytolacca decandra; -- called also pocan
bush.
1913 webster
see also:
phytolacca decandra pocan bush
- [3] : 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
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