Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Obsolete spellings of sumac.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) Sumac.
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- noun Dated form of
sumac .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)
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Examples
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Hugging the coast, which is fringed with tamarisk and an occasional shumac, we come next to Porto Secco, another tiny settlement among vegetable gardens.
A Wanderer in Venice Harry [Illustrator] Morley 1903
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Now, Mr. Granger had a head as red as a shumac bush; and when she carried the candle close to the beds to take another tally, there was thirteen children, sure enough, but if there wa'n't a red-headed Granger right in amongst our boys in the turn-up bedstead!
The Village Watch-Tower Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin 1889
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The azalia, the shumac, and every variety of that beautiful mischief, the kalmia, are in equal profusion.
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"Turn down here to the right and keep the shumac bushes between us and them.
The Jucklins A Novel Opie Percival Read 1895
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