Definitions for: Phytolacca


[n] type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: genus Phytolacca

See Also: caryophylloid dicot genus, family Phytolaccaceae, Phytolaccaceae, pokeweed, pokeweed family

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