sumach
Britishnoun
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any temperate or subtropical shrub or small tree of the anacardiaceous genus Rhus, having compound leaves, clusters of green flowers, and red hairy fruits See also poison sumach
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a preparation of powdered leaves of certain species of Rhus, esp R. coriaria, used in dyeing and tanning
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the wood of any of these plants
Etymology
Origin of sumach
C14: via Old French from Arabic summāq
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One of this family is poisonous and is known as poison sumach.
From Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good by Alan Douglas
The harmonies of colour that filled the landscape culminated in a crimson sumach growing hard by in a corner of a rail fence.
From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Mary Noailles Murfree
It is a favorite sumach for ornamental planting in this country and in Europe.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Julia Ellen Rogers
In a corner of the hearth grew a sumach that bid fair in a short time to overtop all that was left of the chimney.
From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Eliza Leslie
To dye a golden olive, boil sumach and turmeric with alum water, add a little potash and copperas, and finish with new turmeric and a little potash.
From Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies by William Blacker
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