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sumac

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su·mac also su·mach  (smk, sh-)
n.
Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus, having compound leaves, clusters of small greenish flowers, and usually red, hairy fruit. Some species, such as the poison ivy and poison oak, cause an acute itching rash on contact.

[Middle English, preparation made from sumac, from Old French (possibly via Medieval Latin sumach), from Arabic summq, sumac tree, from Aramaic, dark red, from smaq, to be red; see smq in Semitic roots.]
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Noun1.sumac - wood of a sumacsumac - wood of a sumac                      
shumac, sumach, sumac - a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)
wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
2.sumac - a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)sumac - a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)
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)
sumac - wood of a sumac
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
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Translations
sumac sumach [ˈsuːmæk] Nzumaque m
sumac(h)
n (= plant)Sumach m, → Gerberstrauch m; (= preparation)Schmack m


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This somewhat sour seasoning obtained from the Rhus coriaria, a species of the sumac tree, is still as indispensable to Middle Eastern cuisine as it was to the kitchens of the Sumerians and ancient Egyptians.
It is with deep sadness, that we report that Yma Sumac passed away at 11 am on Saturday November 1st.
HUMMUS WITH FRIED LAMB AND SUMAC (Serves six) For the hummus: 500g tin chickpeas, rinsed and drained 4 tablespoons tahini 3 1/2tbsp lemon juice 6 garlic cloves, crushed 125ml extra virgin olive oil 4 x 100g lamb fillets 20g sumac 60ml olive oil Sumac is the powder ground from the berries of the sumac tree.
 
 
 
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