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A shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)
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shumac
Word definitions for shumac in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sumac \Su"mac\, Sumach \Su"mach\, n. [F. sumac, formerly sumach (cf. Sp. zumaque), fr. Ar. summ[=a]q.] [Written also shumac .] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Rhus , shrubs or small trees with usually compound leaves and clusters of small flowers. Some of ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (dated form of sumac English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus) [syn: sumac , sumach ]
Usage examples of shumac.
The azalia, the shumac, and every variety of that beautiful mischief, the kalmia, are in equal profusion.
Often, on descending into the narrow vallies, we found a little spot of cultivation, a garden or a field, hedged round with shumacs, rhododendrons, and azalias, and a cottage covered with roses.
Often, on descending into the narrow vallies, we found a little spot of cultivation, a garden or a field, hedged round with shumacs, rhododendrons, and azalias, and a cottage covered with roses.
The azalia, the shumac, and every variety of that beautiful mischief, the kalmia, are in equal profusion.