Skokeberry
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A pokeberry or pokeweed plant (Phytolacca americana) or its dark red or purple fruit. US
Etymology
Perhaps a half-translation of an Algonquian term for "red berry" (compare Abenaki mkw-, mskw- (“red”)), in reference to the berries' red colour. Alternatively, perhaps a half-translation of an Algonquian term such as Penobscot *skokimin (“snake berry”), in reference to the fact that the plant is poisonous. Compare scoke.
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