pokeberry

[ pohk-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

/ ˈpoʊkˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun, plural poke·ber·ries.

the berry of the pokeweed.

the plant.

Words nearby pokeberry

poke, poke around, poke check, poke fun at, poke one's nose into, pokeberry, pokelogan, poker, poker dice, poker face, poker machine

Origin of pokeberry

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75; poke⁴ + berry

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Examples from the Web for pokeberry

Lower still, the fleshy leaves of the pokeberry were all carmine-purple above and Tyrian rose beneath.
Wild Folk|Samuel Scoville
In washing next morning I was off my guard, and got rid of the most of my pokeberry juice.
Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker|S. Weir Mitchell
As he spoke, he went to the tall chest of drawers and took out paper, a bottle of pokeberry ink, and a bunch of quills.
Crestlands|Mary Addams Bayne
August 30: Three large clusters of the fruits of pokeberry (Phytolacca americana).
Ecological Observations on the Woodrat, Neotoma floridana|Henry S. Fitch

Wild fruits such as grape and pokeberry also showed up in trace amounts.
Food of the Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm, in South-central Kansas|Dwight Platt

British Dictionary definitions for pokeberry

pokeberry

/ (ˈpəʊkbərɪ) /

noun plural -berries

Also called: inkberry the berry of the pokeweed

another name for the pokeweed

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