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skokeberry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
skoke-ber-ry
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pokeberry or pokeweed plant (Phytolacca americana) or its dark red or purple fruit.

American usage

Etymology

Perhaps a half-translation of an Algonquian term for "red berry" (compare Abenaki mkw-, mskw- (“red”)), in reference to the berries' red colour. Alternatively, perhaps a half-translation of an Algonquian term such as Penobscot *skokimin (“snake berry”), in reference to the fact that the plant is poisonous. Compare scoke.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

skokeberries (plural) skoke berry (alternative)

Synonyms

the list at pokeweed

Questions

What does skokeberry mean?
A pokeberry or pokeweed plant (Phytolacca americana) or its dark red or purple fruit.
Where does skokeberry come from?
Perhaps a half-translation of an Algonquian term for "red berry" (compare Abenaki mkw-, mskw- (“red”)), in reference to the berries' red colour. Alternatively, perhaps a half-translation of an Algonquian term such as Penobscot *skokimin (“snake berry”), in reference to the fact that the plant is poisonous. Compare scoke.

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