Poison-sumac Synonyms

Smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. poison ash
  2. poison dogwood
  3. toxicodendron-vernix
  4. Rhus vernix

Poison-sumac Sentence Examples

  • The small, woody shrubs that are poison sumac are most common in the Eastern United States.

  • Also known as Rhus vernix or Toxicondendron vernix, poison sumac differs in appearance from the three-leaf clusters of poison ivy and oak.

  • Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac are common culprits in cases of allergic contact dermatitis.

  • A reaction to resin produced by poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac is the most common source of symptoms.

  • There's nothing worse than doing yard work in the scalding sun only to find you've stumbled upon -- and rubbed your skin against -- poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac.