'Phytolacca' definitions:

Definition of 'Phytolacca'

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noun
Type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed [syn: Phytolacca, genus Phytolacca]

Definition of 'Phytolacca'

From: GCIDE
  • Phytolacca \Phy`to*lac"ca\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. fyto`n plant + It. lacca lac.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants, some of them having berries which abound in intensely red juice; poke, or pokeweed. [1913 Webster]