sumach

1. A shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus) (synset 112783656)
   is a type of: bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
   subtypes:

   • fragrant sumac, lemon sumac, rhus aromatica - sweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling catkins followed by red hairy fruits
   • rhus glabra, scarlet sumac, smooth sumac, vinegar tree - common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries
   • black sumac, dwarf sumac, mountain sumac, rhus copallina, shining sumac - common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries
   • rhus ovata, sugar sumac, sugar-bush - evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes of reddish yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruits
   • rhus typhina, staghorn sumac, velvet sumac, vinegar tree, virginian sumac - 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
   • rhus trilobata, skunkbush, squaw-bush, squawbush - deciduous shrub of California with unpleasantly scented usually trifoliate leaves and edible fruit
   belongs to: genus rhus, rhus - 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)
   substance holonym: sumac - wood of a sumac
   same as: shumac, sumac

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