Hypertext Webster Gateway: "garget"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Poke \Poke\, n. (Bot.)
A large North American herb of the genus {Phytolacca} ({P.
decandra}), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also
{garget}, {pigeon berry}, {pocan}, and {pokeweed}. The root
and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are
used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a
substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used
in Europe to color wine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Garget \Garget\, n. [OE. garget, gargate, throat, OF. gargate.
Cf. {Gorge}. The etymol. of senses 2, 3, & 4 is not certain.]
1. The throat. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. A diseased condition of the udders of cows, etc., arising
from an inflammation of the mammary glands.
3. A distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of
appetite. --Youatt.
4. (Bot.) See {Poke}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
garget
n : tall coarse perennial American herb having small white
flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping
racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root
are poisonous [syn: {poke}, {pigeon berry}, {scoke}, {Phytolacca
americana}]
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