NOUN | plant | Rhus radicans, poison ivy, markweed, poison mercury, poison oak, Toxicodendron radicans | climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonyms | poison ivy, markweed, poison mercury, poison oak, Toxicodendron radicans | |
Member of | Toxicodendron, genus Toxicodendron | In some classifications |
Broader | poisonous plant | A plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism |
Spanish | Rhus radicans |
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