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.
1 Continental air masses are characterized by dry air near the surface while maritime air masses are moist. 2  Polar air masses are characterized by cold air near the surface while tropical air masses are warm or hot.3  Arctic air masses are extremely cold. Five air masses affect the United States during the course of a typical year: continental polar, continental arctic, continental tropical, maritime polar, and maritime tropical. 2  Continental air masses are characterized by dry air near the surface while maritime air masses are moist.