'Phytolacca' definitions:
Definition of 'Phytolacca'
From: WordNet
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]