The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Phytolacca \Phy`to*lac"ca\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. fyto`n plant + It. lacca lac.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants, some of them having berries which abound in intensely red juice; poke, or pokeweed. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Phytolacca n 1: type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed [syn: Phytolacca, genus Phytolacca]