rhus

Noun
Synonyms: Rhusgenus Rhus

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of temperate and subtropical North America, South Africa, eastern Asia and northeastern Australia; usually limited to nonpoisonous sumacs (see genus Toxicodendron)Synonyms: Rhusgenus Rhus
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Rhus \Rhus\, n. [L., sumac, fr. Gr. ???.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs and small treets. See Sumac. [1913 Webster]
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