sumach : Idioms & Phrases

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Poison sumac

  • noun dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison sumac plant
  • noun smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil
    poison dogwood; Toxicodendron vernix; Rhus vernix; poison ash.
WordNet
  • . (Bot.) See under Poison.
Webster 1913

Upland sumach

  • (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus Rhus (Rhus glabra), used in tanning and dyeing.
Webster 1913