RHUS TOXICODENEDRON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rhus toxicodenedron mean? 

• RHUS TOXICODENEDRON (noun)
  The noun RHUS TOXICODENEDRON has 1 sense:

1. poisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a rash on contact

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• RHUS TOXICODENEDRON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Poisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a rash on contact

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

eastern poison oak; Rhus quercifolia; Rhus toxicodenedron; Toxicodendron quercifolium

Hypernyms ("Rhus toxicodenedron" 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 toxicodenedron" 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)