Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Poke(noun) 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.
LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of a tropical continental is a dry air mass formed over land in area close to the equator. An example of a tropical continental is a mass of warm air that forms over northern Mexico. a type of warm, dry air mass originating at low latitudes over land areas. 1  Link/Cite. 2  tropical.
Confidence votes 42. Continental tropical air masses form where their name suggests: over land in regions in the tropics (up to about 25Â° from the equator). In North America, this occurs in northern Mexico. The air masses are characterized by clear skies and negligible rainfall. If one moves northeast into the Great Plains and stagnates, a severe drought can result.