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sumac

or su·mach

[ soo-mak, shoo- ]
/ ˈsu mæk, ˈʃu- /
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noun
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
a preparation of the dried and powdered leaves, bark, etc., of certain species of Rhus, especially R. coriaria of southern Europe, used especially in tanning.
the wood of these trees.
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Origin of sumac

1250–1300; Middle English <Medieval Latin <Arabic summāq
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