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sumach US, sumac [ˈsuːmæk ˈʃuː-] n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any temperate or subtropical shrub or small tree of the anacardiaceous genus Rhus, having compound leaves, clusters of green flowers, and red hairy fruits See also poison sumach 2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) a preparation of powdered leaves of certain species of Rhus, esp R. coriaria, used in dyeing and tanning 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the wood of any of these plants [via Old French from Arabic summāq] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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They plunged into the narrow path between the tall sumach bushes, and were at once hidden in the gloom. A deep and careless incision had been made into each tree, near its root, into which little spouts, formed of the I bark of the alder, or of the sumach, were fastened; and a trough, roughly dug out of the linden, or basswood, was I lying at the root of each tree, to catch the sap that flowed from this extremely wasteful and inartificial arrangement. I dug my cellar in the side of a hill sloping to the south, where a woodchuck had formerly dug his burrow, down through sumach and blackberry roots, and the lowest stain of vegetation, six feet square by seven deep, to a fine sand where potatoes would not freeze in any winter. |
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