Found 2 items, similar to pigeon berry.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pigeon berry pigeon berry 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, garget, scoke, Phytolacca americana ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: pigeon berry Poke \Poke\, n. (Bot.) A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (Phytolacca 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. [1913 Webster]