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sumach
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sumach has 1 sense
- sumach(n = noun.plant) shumac, sumac - a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus); Array is a member of genus rhus, rhus
has particulars: fragrant sumac, lemon sumac, rhus aromatica, rhus glabra, scarlet sumac, smooth sumac, vinegar tree, black sumac, dwarf sumac, mountain sumac, rhus copallina, shining sumac, rhus ovata, sugar-bush, sugar sumac, rhus typhina, staghorn sumac, velvet sumac, vinegar tree, virginian sumac, rhus trilobata, skunkbush, squaw-bush, squawbush
is a kind of bush, shrub
CIDE DICTIONARY
sumach, n. [F. sumac, formerly sumach (cf. Sp. zumaque), fr. Ar. summāq.].
- Any plant of the genus
Rhus , shrubs or small trees with usually compound leaves and clusters of small flowers. Some of the species are used in tanning, some in dyeing, and some in medicine. One, the JapaneseRhus vernicifera , yields the celebrated Japan varnish, or lacquer. [1913 Webster] - The powdered leaves, peduncles, and young branches of certain species of the sumac plant, used in tanning and dyeing. [1913 Webster]
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