Definition of sumach Sumach
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WordNet
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| sumach - a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus) | ||
| sumac, shumac | ||
| shrub, bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems | ||
| genus rhus, rhus deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of temperate and subtropical North America, South Africa, eastern Asia and northeastern Australia; usually limited to nonpoisonous sumacs (see genus Toxicodendron) | ||
| sumac a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus) | ||
| fragrant sumac, lemon sumac, rhus aromatica sweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling catkins followed by red hairy fruits | ||
| rhus glabra, scarlet sumac, smooth sumac, vinegar tree common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries | ||
| black sumac, dwarf sumac, mountain sumac, rhus copallina, shining sumac common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries | ||
| rhus ovata, sugar-bush, sugar sumac evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes of reddish yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruits | ||
| rhus typhina, staghorn sumac, velvet sumac, virginian sumac, vinegar tree 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 | ||
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Wiktionary 
- sumach (Noun)
Alternative spelling of sumac.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sumach (n.)
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. - sumach (n.)
The powdered leaves, peduncles, and young branches of certain species of the sumac plant, used in tanning and dyeing.
Part of speech
🔤- sumach, noun, singular of sumachs.
