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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Poke \Poke\, n. (Bot.) A large North American herb of the genus {Phytolacca} ({P. decandra}), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also {garget}, {pigeon berry}, {pocan}, and {pokeweed}. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Garget \Garget\, n. [OE. garget, gargate, throat, OF gargate. Cf {Gorge}. The etymol. of senses 2, 3, & 4 is not certain.] 1. The throat. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. A diseased condition of the udders of cows, etc., arising from an inflammation of the mammary glands. 3. A distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of appetite. --Youatt. 4. (Bot.) See {Poke}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: garget n : 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 [syn: {poke}, {pigeon berry}, {scoke}, {Phytolacca americana}]
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