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poke3

Pronunciation: /pəʊk/
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Definition of poke

noun

  • 2 (Indian poke) a North American plant of the lily family with a poisonous black rhizome and tall sprays of yellow-green flowers.
    • Veratrum viride, family Liliaceae

Origin:

early 18th century: from Algonquian poughkone (see puccoon)

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