pokeweed
(noun) perennial of the genus Phytolacca
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pokeweed (plural pokeweeds)
A poisonous North American plant, Phytolacca americana, with reddish stems, broad leaves, clusters of white flowers, and dark purple berries.
• poke, pokeberry, pokeroot, American pokeweed, Virginian poke, pocan
• inkberry
• skokeberry, scoke; coakum
Source: Wiktionary
Poke"weed`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: See Poke, the plant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
