Definition of sumac
Nouns
wood of a sumac
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wood
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)
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Rhus aromatica, fragrant sumac, lemon sumac
sweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling catkins followed by red hairy fruits
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Rhus glabra, scarlet sumac, smooth sumac, vinegar tree
common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries
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Rhus copallina, black sumac, dwarf sumac, mountain sumac, shining sumac
common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries
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Rhus ovata, sugar sumac, sugar-bush
evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes of reddish yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruits
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Rhus typhina, Virginian sumac, staghorn sumac, velvet sumac, vinegar tree
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
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Rhus trilobata, skunkbush, squaw-bush, squawbush
deciduous shrub of California with unpleasantly scented usually trifoliate leaves and edible fruit
Vocabulary Lists for sumac
Robert Newton Peck's A Day No Pigs Would Die »(44 words)
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