pokeberry
pokeberry noun: synonym of pokeweed (the plant Phytolacca americana or its dark red or purple fruit).
Noun
pokeberry (plural pokeberries)
- Synonym of pokeweed (the plant Phytolacca americana or its dark red or purple fruit).
- I said that ink made from pokeberries was better than that made from inkballs. I said that inkballs on oak trees were scarce. All the other students laughed. They bought commercial ink at the stores.1975, Jesse Stuart, My world, page 8
- considerin in her mind ... iffen the pleasure o gatherin some pokeberries an drawin dark purple picthures on a flat rock wi em would be worth the trouble...2014, Lewis Carroll, Byron W. Sewell, Victoria J. Sewell, Alice's Adventures in an Appalachian Wonderland, Evertype, →ISBN, page 5
- Synonyms:
- pokeweed
Synonyms of pokeberry
Forms of pokeberry
| plural | pokeberries |
|---|---|
| alternative form | poke berry |
Origin of pokeberry
From poke + berry.
Questions about pokeberry
- What does pokeberry mean?
- Pokeberry means synonym of pokeweed (the plant Phytolacca americana or its dark red or purple fruit).
- What part of speech is pokeberry?
- Pokeberry is a noun.
- What is the plural of pokeberry?
- The plural of pokeberry is pokeberries.
Words near pokeberry in the dictionary
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