HyperDic: toxicodendron_vernix

English > 1 sense of the expression Toxicodendron vernix:
NOUNplantToxicodendron vernix, poison ash, poison dogwood, poison sumac, Rhus vernixsmooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries
English > Toxicodendron vernix: 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 ash, poison dogwood, poison sumac, 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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