VIRGINIAN SUMAC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Virginian sumac mean? 

• VIRGINIAN SUMAC (noun)
  The noun VIRGINIAN SUMAC has 1 sense:

1. deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berries

  Familiarity information: VIRGINIAN SUMAC used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VIRGINIAN SUMAC (noun)

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Meaning:

Deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Rhus typhina; staghorn sumac; velvet sumac; vinegar tree; Virginian sumac

Hypernyms ("Virginian sumac" is a kind of...):

shumac; sumac; sumach (a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus))