skokeberry

== English == === Alternative forms === skoke berry === Etymology === Perhaps a half-translation of an Algonquian term for "red berry" (compare Abenaki mkw-, mskw- (“red”)), in reference to the berries' red colour. Alternatively, perhaps a half-translation of an Algonquian term such as Penobscot *skokimin (“snake berry”), in reference to the fact that the plant is poisonous. Compare scoke. === Noun === skokeberry (plural skokeberries) (US) A pokeberry or pokeweed plant (Phytolacca americana) or its dark red or purple fruit. ==== Synonyms ==== see the list at pokeweed === References ===