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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 berries
Familiarity information: RHUS COPALLINA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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