pokeberry

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

/ ˈpoʊkˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun, plural poke·ber·ries.

the berry of the pokeweed.

the plant.

Nearby words

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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