单词 | poison sumac |
释义 | poison sumac in American English US a swamp plant (Rhus vernix) of the cashew family, with greenish-white flowers, hanging clusters of small grayish fruit, and leaves made up of 7 to 13 leaflets: it can cause a severe rash on contact poison sumac in American Englishnoun a shrub or small tree, Rhus vernix (or Toxicodendron vernix), of swampy areas of the eastern U.S., having pinnate leaves and causing severe dermatitis when touched by persons sensitive to it Also called: poison dogwood Word origin [1810–20]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: nihilism, rationalize, triangulation, voodoo, zombie |
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