POISON SUMAC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does poison sumac mean? 

• POISON SUMAC (noun)
  The noun POISON SUMAC has 2 senses:

1. dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison sumac plant

2. smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil

  Familiarity information: POISON SUMAC used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POISON SUMAC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison sumac plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("poison sumac" is a kind of...):

Rhus dermatitis (contact dermatitis resulting from contact with plants of the genus Toxicodendron)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

poison ash; poison dogwood; poison sumac; Rhus vernix; Toxicodendron vernix

Hypernyms ("poison sumac" is a kind of...):

poisonous plant (a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)

Holonyms ("poison sumac" is a member of...):

genus Toxicodendron; Toxicodendron (in some classifications: comprising those members of the genus Rhus having foliage that is poisonous to the touch; of North America and northern South America)