smooth sumac

noun

a shrub or small tree, Rhus glabra, of the cashew family, native to North America, having pinnate leaves and green flowers in a dense terminal cluster.

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Origin of smooth sumac

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Words nearby smooth sumac

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