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phytolacca

phytolacca noun: any of the genus Phytolacca of herbaceous plants; the poke or pokeweed.

Noun

phytolacca (plural phytolaccas)

  1. Any of the genus Phytolacca of herbaceous plants; the poke or pokeweed.
    • Phytolacca or Pokeweed is a domestic Plant in Virginia and New York, grows in all their Plantations.1801 May, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Thraliana, volume II,1

Forms of phytolacca

pluralphytolaccas

Origin of phytolacca

From New Latin phytolacca, from Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón, “plant”) + Italian lacca (“crimson lake”).

Questions about phytolacca

What does phytolacca mean?
Phytolacca means any of the genus Phytolacca of herbaceous plants; the poke or pokeweed.
What part of speech is phytolacca?
Phytolacca is a noun.
What is the plural of phytolacca?
The plural of phytolacca is phytolaccas.

Words near phytolacca in the dictionary

  1. phytoindole
  2. phytoindoles
  3. phytokarst
  4. phytokarstic
  5. phytol
  6. phytolacca
  7. phytolaccaceous
  8. phytolaccas
  9. phytolaccinic acid
  10. phytolaccoside
  11. phytolaccosides

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