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Definition of sumach in English English dictionary
- variant of sumac
- {i} any of a number of small trees and shrubs having feathery leaves and a small reddish fruit; dried and powdered leaves and bark of the sumach (used in tanning and dyeing)
- Any plant of the genus Rhus, shrubs or small trees with usually compound leaves and clusters of small flowers
- One, the Japanese Rhus vernicifera, yields the celebrated Japan varnish, or lacquer
- The powdered leaves, peduncles, and young branches of certain species of the sumac plant, used in tanning and dyeing
- a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)
- Some of the species are used in tanning, some in dyeing, and some in medicine
- sumac
- {n} plants of several species
- Sumac
- shumac
- sumac
- One, the Japanese Rhus vernicifera, yields the celebrated Japan varnish, or lacquer
- sumac
- {i} any of a number of small trees and shrubs having feathery leaves and a small reddish fruit; dried and powdered leaves and bark of the sumac (used in tanning and dyeing)
- sumac
- Some of the species are used in tanning, some in dyeing, and some in medicine
- sumac
- Any of certain species of shrubs and small trees in the genus Rhus of the family Anacardiaceae (the sumac, or cashew, family), native to temperate and subtropical zones. All sumacs have a milky or resinous sap, which in some species (e.g., poison sumac) can irritate the skin. Used in the past as a source of dyes, medicines, and beverages, sumacs are now valued as ornamentals, soil binders, and cover plants. The sumacs grown for landscape use display a graceful form, spectacular fall colour, or colourful fruit clusters. The smooth, or scarlet, sumac (R. glabra), native to the eastern and central U.S., is the most common
- sumac
- A sour spice popular in the Eastern Mediterranean made from the berries of the plant
- sumac
- wood of a sumac
- sumac
- Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus including the poison ivy and poison oak
- sumac
- a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)
- sumac
- The powdered leaves, peduncles, and young branches of certain species of the sumac plant, used in tanning and dyeing
- sumac
- Any plant of the genus Rhus, shrubs or small trees with usually compound leaves and clusters of small flowers
- sumac
- a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus) wood of a sumac
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su·machPronunciation
Etymology
(noun.) 14th century. Middle English sumac, from Middle French, from Arabic summAq.Resimler
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