English noun: Phytolacca americana | |||
1. | Phytolacca americana (plant) tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous | ||
Synonyms | garget, pigeon berry, poke, scoke | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pokeweed | ||