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pokeberry

poke·ber·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pohk-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
    • /ˈpoʊkˌbɛr i, -bə ri/
    • /pˈəʊkbəri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pohk-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
    • /ˈpoʊkˌbɛr i, -bə ri/

Definitions of pokeberry word

  • noun plural pokeberry the berry of the pokeweed. 1
  • noun plural pokeberry the plant. 1
  • noun pokeberry the berry of the pokeweed 0
  • abbreviation POKEBERRY pokeweed 0

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Origin of pokeberry

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1765-75; poke4 + berry

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Parts of speech for Pokeberry

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pokeberry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pokeberry usage trend in Literature

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