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INDIAN POKE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pokeweed of southeastern Asia and China
Synonyms:
Indian poke; Phytolacca acinosa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Indian poke" is a kind of...):
pokeweed (perennial of the genus Phytolacca)
Sense 2
Meaning:
North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally
Synonyms:
American hellebore; bugbane; Indian poke; Veratrum viride; white hellebore
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("Indian poke" is a kind of...):
false hellebore; hellebore (perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes)
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