HyperDic: poison_ash

English > 1 sense of the expression poison ash:
NOUNplantpoison ash, poison dogwood, poison sumac, Toxicodendron vernix, Rhus vernixsmooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries
English > poison ash: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningSmooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil.
Synonymspoison dogwood, poison sumac, Toxicodendron vernix, Rhus vernix
Member ofToxicodendron, genus ToxicodendronIn some classifications
Broaderpoisonous plantA plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism
SpanishRhus vernix

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