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.
Continental Arctic (cA) Air Masses Continental Arctic (cA)air represents extremely cold and dry conditions as, due to its temperature, it contains very little water vapor. The boundary between cA and cP air is the shallow (~1-2 km) arctic front. cA air masses can extend as far southward as the Canadian-United State. ESS5 Prof. Jin-Yi Yu