SUMAC


Meaning of SUMAC in English

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

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