phytolacca
Meanings
noun
- Any of the genus Phytolacca of herbaceous plants; the poke or pokeweed.
Word forms
Etymology
From New Latin phytolacca, from Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón, “plant”) + Italian lacca (“crimson lake”).
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