poison sumac

Noun

Meaning

smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil

dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison sumac plant

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

poison dogwood poison ash Rhus vernix toxicodendron vernix belladonna sumac shrub hemlock fireweed poison ivy poison oak bull nettle itchweed common stinging plant itch bush
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Hypernyms

poisonous plant Rhus dermatitis

Examples

But how do you tell poison sumac from non-poison sumac? Source: Internet

When 19th-century landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted was 14 years old, his natural affinity for the rural New England outdoors took a dangerous turn when a brush with poison sumac left him half-blinded. Source: Internet

What are poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac? Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

poison substance used for harming people poison substance used for killing poison substance used for killing people poison the well poison vine poison-berry