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RHUS DIVERSILOBA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rhus diversiloba mean? 

RHUS DIVERSILOBA (noun)
  The noun RHUS DIVERSILOBA has 1 sense:

1. poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contactplay

  Familiarity information: RHUS DIVERSILOBA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RHUS DIVERSILOBA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contact

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Rhus diversiloba; Toxicodendron diversilobum; western poison oak

Hypernyms ("Rhus diversiloba" is a kind of...):

poisonous plant (a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)

Holonyms ("Rhus diversiloba" is a member of...):

genus Toxicodendron; Toxicodendron (in some classifications: comprising those members of the genus Rhus having foliage that is poisonous to the touch; of North America and northern South America)


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