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pokeweed
also called pokeberry or poke

Strong-smelling shrublike plant (Phytolacca americana) with a poisonous root resembling the shape of horseradish, native to wet or sandy areas of eastern North America. It has white flowers, reddish black berries, and dark green leaves that often are red-veined or borne on red leafstalks. The berries contain a red dye used to colour wine, candies, cloth, and paper. Like the roots, the red or purplish mature stalks are poisonous. Very young green shoots (up to about 6 in. [15 cm]), however, are edible.

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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
poke
Sep 05, 2008; poke 1 / pōk / • v. 1. [ tr. ] jab or prod (someone or something), esp. with one's finger: he poked Benny in the...
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Lowly poke weed gets its due at Kentucky festival
Jun 27, 2001; THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM PRINTED VERSION Nancy Madewell, a cook and waitress at Jay's Sandwich Shop in...
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Slo-Poke's closes, continuing failure trend in downtown spot.
Jun 08, 2005; Byline: Mike Copeland Jun. 8--Slo-Poke's Bar-B-Que & Sports Bar is no more. Its recent closing continues a trend of...
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An early return for poke? ; Goalkeeper Michael Poke is poised to return to Torquay United this week after his sudden recall by Championship club Southampton.
Feb 18, 2008; Goalkeeper Michael Poke is poised to return to Torquay United this week after his sudden recall by Championship club Southampton....
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Poke: The frugal asparagus
Apr 13, 2005; If you can remember Tony Joe White's 1969 song about "Poke Salad Annie" who "made the alligators look tame," you may remember...
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