SUMACH

sumac, sumach, shumac

(noun) a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

sumach (plural sumachs or sumaches)

Alternative spelling of sumac

Verb

sumach (third-person singular simple present sumaches, present participle sumaching, simple past and past participle sumached)

Obsolete spelling of sumac.

Anagrams

• Muchas, as much, cumsha, cushma, much as, shumac

Source: Wiktionary


Su"mac, Su"mach, n. Etym: [F. sumac, formerly sumach (cf. Sp. zumaque), fr. Ar. summaq.] [Written also shumac.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

2. The powdered leaves, peduncles, and young branches of certain species of the sumac plant, used in tanning and dyeing. Poison sumac. (Bot.) See under Poison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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