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Elderberry vs. Pokeweed — What's the Difference?

Elderberry vs. Pokeweed — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Elderberry and Pokeweed

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Elderberry

The bluish-black or red berry of the elder, used for making jelly or wine.

Pokeweed

Any of various tall herbaceous poisonous plants of the genus Phytolacca, especially P. americana of eastern North America, having reddish stems, elongated clusters of small white flowers, and dark purple berries. Also called inkberry, pokeberry, pokeroot.

Elderberry

An elder tree or shrub.

Pokeweed

A poisonous North American plant, Phytolacca americana, with reddish stems, broad leaves, clusters of white flowers, and dark purple berries.

Elderberry

Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Sambucus, having clusters of small white flowers and small red or purplish-black berrylike fruit. Also called elder2.
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Pokeweed

See Poke, the plant.

Elderberry

The fruit of certain of these plants, used to make wine or preserves.

Pokeweed

Perennial of the genus Phytolacca

Elderberry

Any shrub or tree of the genus Sambucus;

Elderberry

The small, edible, purplish-black fruit of this plant, used in cooking and to flavour drinks etc.

Elderberry

The berrylike drupe of the elder. That of the Old World elder (Sambucus nigra) and that of the American sweet elder (S. Canadensis) are sweetish acid, and are eaten as a berry or made into wines or jellies.

Elderberry

The European variety of elder (see 3rd elder), a common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; the fruit is used for wines and jellies.

Elderberry

Common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies

Elderberry

Berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies

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