HyperDic: rhus_radicans

English > 1 sense of the expression Rhus radicans:
NOUNplantRhus radicans, poison ivy, markweed, poison mercury, poison oak, Toxicodendron radicansclimbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries
English > Rhus radicans: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningClimbing 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.
Synonymspoison ivy, markweed, poison mercury, poison oak, Toxicodendron radicans
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 radicans

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