Found 2 items, similar to Sumach.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sumach
sumach
n : a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the
non-poisonous members of the genus) [syn:
sumac,
shumac]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sumach
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.
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2. The powdered leaves, peduncles, and young branches of
certain species of the sumac plant, used in tanning and
dyeing.
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Poison sumac. (Bot.) See under
Poison.
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