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Wiktionary 
- sumacs (Noun)
Plural of sumac.
Part of speech
🔤- sumacs, noun, plural of sumac.
WordNet
NounPlural: sumacs |
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| sumac - a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus) | ||
| sumach, 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 | ||
| sumac - wood of a sumac | ||
| wood a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard" | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sumac (n.)
Alt. of Sumach
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sumac
Sumach, sū′mak, n. a genus of small trees and shrubs of the natural order Anacardiaceæ—the leaves of some species used in dyeing. [Fr. sumac—Sp. zumaque—Ar. summāq.]
Part of speech
🔤- sumac, noun, singular of sumacs.
