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RHUS DIVERSILOBA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Rhus diversiloba mean?
• RHUS DIVERSILOBA (noun)
The noun RHUS DIVERSILOBA has 1 sense:
1. poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contact
Familiarity information: RHUS DIVERSILOBA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contact
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Rhus diversiloba; Toxicodendron diversilobum; western poison oak
Hypernyms ("Rhus diversiloba" 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 ("Rhus diversiloba" 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)
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