English > sumac: 2 senses > noun 2, plant| Meaning | A shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus). |
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| Synonyms | sumach, shumac |
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| Member of | Rhus, genus Rhus | deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of temperate and subtropical North America, South Africa, eastern Asia and northeastern Australia |
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| Narrower | dwarf sumac, mountain sumac, black sumac, shining sumac, Rhus copallina | Common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries |
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| fragrant sumac, lemon sumac, Rhus aromatica | sweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling catkins followed by red hairy fruits |
| smooth sumac, scarlet sumac, vinegar tree, Rhus glabra | Common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries |
| squawbush, squaw-bush, skunkbush, Rhus trilobata | deciduous shrub of California with unpleasantly scented usually trifoliate leaves and edible fruit |
| staghorn sumac, velvet sumac, Virginian sumac, vinegar tree, Rhus typhina | 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 |
| sugar-bush, sugar sumac, Rhus ovata | evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes of reddish yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruits |
| Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
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| Substances | sumac | wood of a sumac |
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| Spanish | rhus, zumaque |
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| Catalan | sumac, zumaque |
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