poison sumac

noun

a shrub or small tree, Rhus vernix (or Toxicodendron vernix), of swampy areas of the eastern U.S., having pinnate leaves and causing severe dermatitis when touched by persons sensitive to it.

Pictures Of Poison Sumac 5earch.com/Pictures+Of+Poison+Sumac Looking for Pictures Of Poison Sumac? Stop working, Find it Here.

Also called poison dogwood.

Origin:
1810–20

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source

Link To poison sumac

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Poison sumac is always a great word to know.

So is ort. Does it mean:

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

poison sumac n.
A swamp shrub of the southeast United States, having compound leaves and greenish-white berries and causing an itching rash on contact with the skin.

Word Dynamo Rating For Poison sumac

People who can define Poison sumac may know 45,520 words, as many as a 12th grader.

How many words do you know?

Remove ads like these. Upgrade now!

Matching Quote

"Ultraliberalism today translates into a whimpering isolationism in foreign policy, a mulish obstructionism in domestic policy, and a pusillanimous pussyfooting on the critical issue of law and order."

-Spiro T. Agnew