Reference meaning

poke

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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

Related source terms

pigeon berrygargetscoke

Other meanings

2. noun

someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

3. noun

a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

4. noun

a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

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This definition is reproduced from Princeton WordNet 3.0, sense 11855553-n, under the WordNet 3.0 License. It has not yet received VocabularyBase editorial review. Read the source and license details.