| 单词 | red sumac |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred sumac red sumac n. †(a) Venetian sumac, Cotinus coggygria (obsolete); (b) North American either of two sumacs of the eastern states, Rhus glabra and R. copallina, so called from their autumn colouring; (also) the leaves of these trees, burnt to produce aromatic smoke. ΚΠ 1597 J. Gerard Herball iii. 1292 Of red Sumach..Cotinus Coriarius Pliny. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Cotine, Venice Sumach, silken Sumach, red Sumach. 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. iv. 111 Red Sumach. Milkiness of the juice; being a violent purger, having long leaves of a pale green colour. 1749 J. Barrow Dict. Medicum Universale Cotinus... 1. Among the antients it signified the wild olive-tree. But, 2. Among the moderns, it imports the vernice or red sumach. 1813 H. Muhlenberg Catal. Plantarum Americæ Septentrionalis 32 Rhus glabrum, red, smooth Sumach. c1902 S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms 333 Red sumac, a tree, the leaves of which are largely used, by Indians and trappers, as a substitute for tobacco... Also, red-willow. 2001 N.Y. Times 31 May f5/4 Before opening one of his hives, he used an old-fashioned smoker full of smoldering sage, artemisia and red sumac to announce his presence. < as lemmas |
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