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pokeweed
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈpəʊk.wiːd/ us /ˈpoʊk.wiːd/(alsopoke)
a poisonous North American plant with long, narrow bunches(= groups) of purple-black fruits on pink stems:
Pokeweed is toxic from seeds to stem.
In late spring, pokeweed produces large clusters of purple fruits.
Poke is a perennial plant that can grow to 2.5 metres in height.
Pokeweed is a leafy plant, generally considered a weed, that grows wild in many parts of North America.
Pokeweed had crept through the crumbling cement bleachers.
Pokeweed is native to this area.
Both types of bug feed and develop on pokeweed under trees in woodlands.
The birds' favourite wild fruits include those of mulberry, pokeweed, and dogwood.
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Synonym
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