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poison sumach

noun

  1. an anacardiaceous swamp shrub, Rhus (or Toxicodendron ) vernix of the southeastern US, that has greenish-white berries and causes an itching rash on contact with the skin Also calledpoison dogwoodpoison elder See also sumach
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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It is popularly known in the United States as "poison sumach," "poison dogwood" and "poison elder."

One of this family is poisonous and is known as poison sumach.

Poison sumach (Rhus vernix) is not the same as poisonwood, though sometimes the two are confounded.

By certain traits we may always know, with absolute certainty, a poison sumach when we find it.

Was it the light reflected from the glossy leaves of the poison sumach which overhung the path that made his cheek look so pale?

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