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sumac

noun su·mac \ˈshü-ˌmak, ˈsü-\

: a type of tree, bush, or vine that has many small leaves and produces red or white berries

Full Definition of SUMAC

1
:  a material used in tanning and dyeing that consists of dried powdered leaves and flowers of various sumacs
2
:  any of a genus (Rhus) of trees, shrubs, and woody vines of the cashew family that have leaves turning to brilliant colors in the autumn, small usually dioecious flowers, and spikes or loose clusters of red or whitish berries — compare poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac

Variants of SUMAC

su·mac also su·mach \ˈshü-ˌmak, ˈsü-\
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Origin of SUMAC

Middle English sumac, from Anglo-French, ultimately from Arabic summāq
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with SUMAC

aback, ack-ack, alack, amtrac, Anzac, arrack, attack, backpack, backtrack, Balzac, bareback, blackjack, blowback, bootblack, bootjack, brushback, bushwhack, buyback, callback, calpac, carjack, champac, cheapjack, coatrack, come back, comeback, cookshack, crackback, crookback, cut back, cutback, Dayak, dieback, Dirac, draw back, drawback, fall back, fallback, fastback, fast-track, fatback, feedback, finback, fireback, flapjack, flashback, fullback, gimcrack, giveback, graywacke, greenback, gripsack, guaiac, halfback, half-track, hardback, hardhack, hardtack, hatchback, hayrack, haystack, hijack, hogback, hold back, holdback, hopsack, horseback, humpback, hunchback, Iraq, jam-pack, jet-black, Kanak, Karnak, kayak, Kazak, kickback, knapsack, knickknack, kulak, kyack, laid-back, lampblack, leaseback, linac, macaque, man jack, manpack, Micmac, mossback, muntjac, Muzak, notchback, offtrack, one-track, outback, packsack, payback, pitch-black, play back, playback, plow back, plowback, Prozac, pullback, quillback, racetrack, ransack, rickrack, roll back, rollback, roorback, rucksack, runback, sad sack, scatback, serac, set back, setback, shellac, shellback, shoeblack, shoepac, sidetrack, six-pack, skewback, skipjack, skyjack, slapjack, slotback, Slovak, smokejack, smokestack, snap back, snapback, snowpack, softback, swayback, sweepback, swept-back, switchback, tailback, tarmac, thornback, throw back, throwback, thumbtack, ticktack, tieback, tie tack, tombac, touchback, tow sack, trictrac, tripack, unpack, wetback, whaleback, wingback, wisecrack, wolf pack, woolpack, woolsack, yashmak, zwieback
SUMAC Defined for Kids

sumac

noun su·mac \ˈshü-ˌmak, ˈsü-\

Definition of SUMAC for Kids

:  a tree, shrub, or woody vine that has leaves with many leaflets and loose clusters of red or white berries

Variants of SUMAC

su·mac also su·mach \ˈshü-ˌmak, ˈsü-\
Medical Dictionary

sumac

noun su·mac

Medical Definition of SUMAC

:  any of various plants of the genus Rhus including several (as poison sumac) having foliage poisonous to the touch—compare poison ivy, poison oak

Variants of SUMAC

su·mac also su·mach \ˈsü-ˌmak, ˈshü-\
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