Poison-oak Synonyms

Climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. poison-ivy
  2. markweed
  3. poison mercury
  4. toxicodendron-radicans
  5. rhus-radicans

Poison-oak Sentence Examples

  • Like poison ivy, poison oak leaves change color with the seasons.

  • Every year between 10 and 50 million Americans in all age groups develop an allergic rash following contact with poison ivy or poison oak.

  • You're suffering from a bad case of poison oak and would like to soothe your skin's irritation yourself.

  • Some home remedy practitioners recommend taking hot showers to get relief from poison oak rashes.

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