• Pokeweed

    Origin

    poke("Phytolacca americana") + weed. The first element, poke, is from Powhatan.

    Charles L. Cutler, O Brave New Words!: Native American Loanwords in Current English (ISBN 0806132469, 2000)

    Oxford Dictionary of English (ISBN 0199571120)

    Noun

    pokeweed

    (plural pokeweeds)
    1. A poisonous North American plant, Phytolacca americana, with reddish stems, broad leaves, clusters of white flowers, and dark purple berries.
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