'pokeweed family' definitions:

Definition of 'pokeweed family'

(from WordNet)
noun
Chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma [syn: Phytolaccaceae, family Phytolaccaceae, pokeweed family]