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pocan

pocan

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See also: pocán

English

ripe pocan berries

Etymology

Borrowed from Powhatan pocan,^[1] poughkone.^[2] Doublet of puccoon.

Noun

pocan (uncountable)

The poke, Phytolacca americana (formerly Phytolacca decandra).
Synonyms: poke, pokeweed, poke salad

References

^ Charles L. Cutler, O Brave New Words!: Native American Loanwords in Current English →ISBN, 2000)
^ Oxford Dictionary of English →ISBN

“pocan”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

cap on, Ponca, copan, Capon, capno-, no cap, capon

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