(n) chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma, Syn. family Phytolaccaceae, pokeweed family
(n) fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves, Syn. bella sombra, Phytolacca dioica
(n) tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous, Syn. scoke, pigeon berry, Phytolacca americana, garget
‖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 ]