Skokeberry
Alternative forms
Origin
Perhaps a half-translation of an term for "red berry" (compare Abenaki mkw-, mskw- ("red")), in reference to the berries' red colour. Alternatively, perhaps a half-translation of an term such as Penobscot *skokimin ("snake berry"), in reference to the fact that the plant is poisonous. Compare scoke.
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Full definition of skokeberry
Noun
skokeberry
(plural skokeberries)- (US) A pokeberry; a pokeweed (the plant Phytolacca americana or its dark red or purple fruit).
Synonyms
- see the list at pokeweed