Yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact

• Climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries

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n. 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 [syn: poison ivy , poison mercury , poison oak , Toxicodendron radicans ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
markweed \markweed\ n. A climbing plant ( Toxicodendron radicans ) common in eastern and central U. S. with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries. It yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact; commonly called poison ...