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Phytolacca


Phyˊto-lac′ca

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p
rop.
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
φυτόν
plant + It.
lacca
lac.]
(Bot.)
A genus of herbaceous plants, some of them having berries which abound in intensely red juice; poke, or pokeweed.

Definition 2024


Phytolacca

Phytolacca

See also: phytolacca

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Phytolacca f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Phytolaccaceae.

phytolacca

phytolacca

See also: Phytolacca

English

Wikispecies

Noun

phytolacca (plural phytolaccas)

  1. (botany) Any of the genus Phytolacca of herbaceous plants; the poke or pokeweed.