scoke

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A tall wild plant with white flowers whose young shoots you can eat but whose berries and roots are poisonous

noun

Archaic

: scoke

After careful preparation, the young shoots of scoke can be eaten like asparagus.

Examples

The berries of the scoke plant are beautiful but highly poisonous if ingested.
The scoke plant grows wild in many parts of the United States.
Native Americans once used parts of the scoke for traditional remedies, despite its toxicity.
Farmers often avoid planting near scokes due to their toxicity.
The berries of the scoke plant are beautiful but highly poisonous if ingested.
After careful preparation, the young shoots of scoke can be eaten like asparagus.
Native Americans once used parts of the scoke for traditional remedies, despite its toxicity.

Synonyms

poke

vsscoke

Specialized

1 9.9

A tall wild plant with white flowers and poisonous berries

is the plain descriptive account, not primarily a name form

Phytolacca americana

vsscoke

Specialized

9.9

A tall North American plant with white flowers whose young shoots people cook but whose berries and roots are poisonous

is the descriptive common herb description rather than a scientific label

pigeon berry

vsscoke

9.9

A tall American plant with white flowers whose small dark fruits and roots are poisonous but young stems are edible

is the botanical description rather than a local name

garget

vsscoke

Specialized

9.9

A tall wild plant with small white flowers whose young shoots people eat but whose berries and roots are poisonous

is the general botanical description, not the archaic term

Surface Forms

scoke singular

scokes plural

Etymology

Scoke is a local name for a tall, coarse plant with dark, drooping berries, and its exact origin is unclear. A helpful way to remember scoke is to think of smoke, because the hanging dark berries can look like puffs of black smoke, and that image links to the plant and its 'poisonous' nature.