skokeberry

Synonyms of skokeberry

• the list at pokeweed

Forms of skokeberry

Origin of skokeberry

Perhaps a half-translation of an Algonquian term for "red berry" (compare Abenaki mkw-, mskw- (“red”)), in reference to the berries' red colour. Alternatively, perhaps a half-translation of an Algonquian term such as Penobscot *skokimin (“snake berry”), in reference to the fact that the plant is poisonous. Compare scoke.

Questions about skokeberry

What does skokeberry mean?

Skokeberry means a pokeberry or pokeweed plant (Phytolacca americana) or its dark red or purple fruit.

What part of speech is skokeberry?

Skokeberry is a noun.

What is the plural of skokeberry?

The plural of skokeberry is skokeberries.