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poison dogwood

American

noun

poison sumac.

poison dogwood British

noun

other names for poison sumach

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Etymology

Origin of poison dogwood

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

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As for reprobates like the so-called "poison ivy" and "poison dogwood," they have perhaps borrowed a familiar human maxim,—"All is fair in war."

From The Foot-path Way by Torrey, Bradford

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