PHYTOLACCA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Phytolacca mean? 

• PHYTOLACCA (noun)
  The noun PHYTOLACCA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed

  Familiarity information: PHYTOLACCA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHYTOLACCA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Phytolacca; Phytolacca

Hypernyms ("Phytolacca" is a kind of...):

caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)

Meronyms (members of "Phytolacca"):

pokeweed (perennial of the genus Phytolacca)

Holonyms ("Phytolacca" is a member of...):

family Phytolaccaceae; Phytolaccaceae; pokeweed family (chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma)

 Context examples 

A mouse-derived anti-human CD19 monoclonal antibody linked to pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) antiviral protein (PAP) with antileukemic activity.

(B43-PAP immunotoxin, NCI Thesaurus)