rhus : Idioms & Phrases

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genus rhus

  • noun deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of temperate and subtropical North America, South Africa, eastern Asia and northeastern Australia; usually limited to nonpoisonous sumacs (see genus Toxicodendron)
    Rhus.
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rhus aromatica

  • noun sweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling catkins followed by red hairy fruits
    lemon sumac; fragrant sumac.
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rhus copallina

  • noun common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries
    black sumac; dwarf sumac; shining sumac; mountain sumac.
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rhus dermatitis

  • noun contact dermatitis resulting from contact with plants of the genus Toxicodendron
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rhus diversiloba

  • noun poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contact
    Toxicodendron diversilobum; western poison oak.
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rhus glabra

  • noun common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries
    smooth sumac; vinegar tree; scarlet sumac.
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rhus laurina

  • noun small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus
    Malosma laurina; laurel sumac.
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rhus ovata

  • noun evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes of reddish yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruits
    sugar sumac; sugar-bush.
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rhus quercifolia

  • noun poisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a rash on contact
    Rhus quercifolia; eastern poison oak; Toxicodendron quercifolium.
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rhus radicans

  • noun climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact
    poison mercury; poison oak; poison ivy; Toxicodendron radicans; markweed.
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rhus rhodanthema

  • noun evergreen of Australia yielding a dark yellow wood
    Australian sumac; Rhodosphaera rhodanthema.
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rhus toxicodenedron

  • noun poisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a rash on contact
    Rhus quercifolia; eastern poison oak; Toxicodendron quercifolium.
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rhus trilobata

  • noun deciduous shrub of California with unpleasantly scented usually trifoliate leaves and edible fruit
    squaw-bush; skunkbush; squawbush.
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rhus typhina

  • noun deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berries
    staghorn sumac; velvet sumac; vinegar tree; Virginian sumac.
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rhus verniciflua

  • noun small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
    Japanese sumac; varnish tree; lacquer tree; Toxicodendron vernicifluum; Chinese lacquer tree; Japanese varnish tree; Japanese lacquer tree.
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rhus vernix

  • noun smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil
    poison dogwood; Toxicodendron vernix; poison sumac; poison ash.
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