Sumac Definition

so͝omak, zho͝omak
noun
Any of various shrubs and small trees (genus Rhus) of the cashew family, including poison sumac and several nonpoisonous plants.
Webster's New World
The pulverized dried leaves of some of these nonpoisonous plants (esp. Rhus coriaria), used in tanning and dyeing.
Webster's New World
The wood of any of these plants.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Sumac

Noun

Singular:
sumac
Plural:
sumacs

Origin of Sumac

  • Middle English preparation made from sumac from Old French (possibly via Medieval Latin sumach) from Arabic summāq sumac tree from Aramaic dark red from səmaq to be red smq in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old French sumac, from Medieval Latin sumach, from Arabic سُمَّاق"Ž (summāq), from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ (summāqāʾ, “red; sumac").

    From Wiktionary

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