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sumac |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sumac \Su"mac\, Sumach \Su"mach\, n. [F. sumac, formerly sumach (cf. Sp zumaque), fr Ar summ[=a]q.] [Written also {shumac}.] 1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Rhus}, shrubs or small trees with usually compound leaves and clusters of small flowers. Some of the species are used in tanning, some in dyeing, and some in medicine. One the Japanese {Rhus vernicifera}, yields the celebrated Japan varnish, or lacquer. 2. The powdered leaves, peduncles, and young branches of certain species of the sumac plant, used in tanning and dyeing. {Poison sumac}. (Bot.) See under {Poison}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sumac n 1: wood of a sumac 2: a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus) [syn: {sumach}, {shumac}]
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