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RHUS COPALLINA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rhus copallina mean? 

RHUS COPALLINA (noun)
  The noun RHUS COPALLINA has 1 sense:

1. common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berriesplay

  Familiarity information: RHUS COPALLINA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RHUS COPALLINA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

black sumac; dwarf sumac; mountain sumac; Rhus copallina; shining sumac

Hypernyms ("Rhus copallina" is a kind of...):

shumac; sumac; sumach (a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus))


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