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garget n. [兽类] 咽喉肿伤;乳房炎 [兽类] 咽喉肿伤;乳房炎 garget n 1: 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 [ synonym: { poke}, { pigeon berry}, { garget}, { scoke}, { Phytolacca americana}] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A diseased condition of the udders of cows, etc., arising from an inflammation of the mammary glands. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of appetite. -- Youatt. [ 1913 Webster] 4. ( Bot.) See { Poke}. [ 1913 Webster]
Poke \ Poke\, n. ( Bot.) A large North American herb of the genus { Phytolacca} ({ Phytolacca 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. [ 1913 Webster]
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