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su·mac
noun
or su·mach also shu·mac \ˈs(h)üˌmak sometimes -ˌmäk or -ˌmȧk or ˈshüˌmāk\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English sumac, from Middle French, from Arabic summāq
1.
a. : a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus — often restricted to the innocuous members of the genus; see laurel sumac, poison sumac, squawbush, staghorn sumac; compare poison ivy, poison oak
b.
(1) : the wood of a sumac
(2) : a material used in tanning and dyeing consisting of the dried and powdered leaves and panicles of various sumacs
2. : any of several shrubs and trees (as of the genera Ailanthus and Myrica) in some respect resembling though not closely related to members of the genus Rhus
3. : buckthorn brown |