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fragrant sumac

American  

noun

  1. a sprawling shrub, Rhus aromatica, of the cashew family, native to eastern North America, having aromatic foliage and greenish-yellow flowers in small spikes.


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Its aspens are growing at twice the speed normally expected, with fragrant sumac and tulip trees racing to catch up.

From Seattle Times Aug. 25, 2023

Then she thought of a fast-spreading perennial called Gro-Low fragrant sumac, an 18-inch shrub with minty green leaves.

From New York Times May 26, 2010

The house was surrounded by a thicket of fragrant sumac, dogwood, and hackberry saplings.

From Ecological Observations on the Woodrat, Neotoma floridana by Fitch, Henry S.

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