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    VELVET SUMAC

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    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 berriesplay

    Synonyms:

    Rhus typhina; staghorn sumac; velvet sumac; vinegar tree; Virginian sumac

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("velvet sumac" is a kind of...):

    shumac; sumac; sumach (a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus))

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