phytolacca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the genus Phytolacca of herbaceous plants; the poke or pokeweed.

Word forms

phytolacca phytolaccas

Etymology

From New Latin phytolacca, from Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón, “plant”) + Italian lacca (“crimson lake”).

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