phytolacca_americana
1. [ noun ] (botany) tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
Synonyms: pigeon_berry garget scoke poke
Related terms: pokeweed
Similar spelling:   Phytolacca_dioica
  Phytolacca_acinosa