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pokeweedalso called pokeberry or pokeStrong-smelling shrublike plant (Phytolacca americana) with a poisonous root resembling the shape of horseradish, native to wet or sandy areas of eastern North America. It has white flowers, reddish black berries, and dark green leaves that often are red-veined or borne on red leafstalks. The berries contain a red dye used to colour wine, candies, cloth, and paper. Like the roots, the red or purplish mature stalks are poisonous. Very young green shoots (up to about 6 in. [15 cm]), however, are edible. pokeSee peek/poke.
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| In his role as the host of television's Tonight Show, Jay Leno pokes fun at a wide variety of personalities and, in the process, oftentimes delivers incisive comments about current events. It pokes fun at its characters in order to make a point about a serious subject. Krokover helped train actors to handle dogs in ``Best in Show,'' the satirical film by writer-director Christopher Guest that pokes fun at show-dog competitors. |
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