
Meaning of PHYTOLACCA
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed |
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PHYTOLACCA is a 10 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | genus Phytolacca |
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| | See Also: | | caryophylloid dicot genus, family Phytolaccaceae, Phytolaccaceae, pokeweed, pokeweed family | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Phy`to*lac"ca\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? plant + It. lacca
lac.] (Bot.)
A genus of herbaceous plants, some of them having berries
which abound in intensely red juice; poke, or pokeweed.
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