POISON OAK


Meaning of POISON OAK in English

noun Date: 1743 any of several plants related to poison ivy and producing an oil with similar irritating properties: as, a bushy plant ( Toxicodendron diversilobum syn. Rhus diversiloba ) of the Pacific coast, a bushy plant ( Toxicodendron toxicarium syn. Rhus toxicodendron ) chiefly of the southeastern United States, poison ivy 1a

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