sumac
sumac definition
su·mac or sumach su′·mach′ (so̵̅o̅′mak′, s̸ho̵̅o̅′-)
noun
- any of various shrubs and small trees (genus Rhus) of the cashew family, including poison sumac and several nonpoisonous plants
- the pulverized dried leaves of some of these nonpoisonous plants (esp. Rhus coriaria), used in tanning and dyeing
- the wood of any of these plants
Etymology: ME sumac < MFr < Ar summāq
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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