sumac

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Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus including the poison ivy and poison oak
A sour spice popular in the Eastern Mediterranean made from the berries of the plant
{n} plants of several species
One, the Japanese Rhus vernicifera, yields the celebrated Japan varnish, or lacquer
{i} any of a number of small trees and shrubs having feathery leaves and a small reddish fruit; dried and powdered leaves and bark of the sumac (used in tanning and dyeing)
Some of the species are used in tanning, some in dyeing, and some in medicine
Any of certain species of shrubs and small trees in the genus Rhus of the family Anacardiaceae (the sumac, or cashew, family), native to temperate and subtropical zones. All sumacs have a milky or resinous sap, which in some species (e.g., poison sumac) can irritate the skin. Used in the past as a source of dyes, medicines, and beverages, sumacs are now valued as ornamentals, soil binders, and cover plants. The sumacs grown for landscape use display a graceful form, spectacular fall colour, or colourful fruit clusters. The smooth, or scarlet, sumac (R. glabra), native to the eastern and central U.S., is the most common
wood of a sumac
a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)
The powdered leaves, peduncles, and young branches of certain species of the sumac plant, used in tanning and dyeing
Any plant of the genus Rhus, shrubs or small trees with usually compound leaves and clusters of small flowers
a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus) wood of a sumac
shumac
poison sumac
A woody shrub or small tree, all parts of which cause irritation to humans; Rhus vernix or Toxicodendron vernix
australian sumac
evergreen of Australia yielding a dark yellow wood
dwarf sumac
common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries
fragrant sumac
sweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling catkins followed by red hairy fruits
laurel sumac
small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus
poison sumac
also called poison elder Attractive, narrow shrub or small tree (Rhus vernix or Toxicodendron vernix) of the sumac, or cashew, family. It is native to swampy acidic soils of eastern North America. Unlike the upright reddish, fuzzy fruit clusters of other sumacs, whitish waxy berries droop loosely from its stalks. The clear sap, which blackens on exposure to air, is extremely irritating to the skin for many people
poison sumac
dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison sumac plant
smooth sumac
common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries
staghorn sumac
An eastern North American deciduous shrub or tree (Rhus typhina) having pinnately compound leaves, a dense terminal panicle of small greenish flowers, and hairy crimson fruit
staghorn sumac
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
sumach
variant of sumac
sumach
{i} any of a number of small trees and shrubs having feathery leaves and a small reddish fruit; dried and powdered leaves and bark of the sumach (used in tanning and dyeing)
sumach
Any plant of the genus Rhus, shrubs or small trees with usually compound leaves and clusters of small flowers
sumach
One, the Japanese Rhus vernicifera, yields the celebrated Japan varnish, or lacquer
sumach
The powdered leaves, peduncles, and young branches of certain species of the sumac plant, used in tanning and dyeing
sumach
a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)
sumach
Some of the species are used in tanning, some in dyeing, and some in medicine
venetian sumac
Old World shrub having large plumes of yellowish feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke
sumac

    Расстановка переносов

    Su·mac

    Турецкое произношение

    sumäk

    Произношение

    /ˈso͞omak/ /ˈsuːmæk/

    Этимология

    (noun.) 14th century. Old French sumac Medieval Latin sumach Arabic سماق (summāq).
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