skokeberry
Meaning
Noun
Related
Similar words
- see the list at pokeweed
Origin
- Perhaps a half-translation of an Algonquian term for "red berry" (compare Abenaki ("red")), in reference to the berries' red colour. Alternatively, perhaps a half-translation of an Algonquian term such as Penobscot *skokimin, in reference to the fact that the plant is poisonous. Compare scoke.
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