A shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
sumach
shumac
Sumac Sentence Examples
Those are sumac bushes.
The berries grow on the sumac shrubs and are harvested in the fall.
Thus the protoand per-salts of iron, as well as the protoand per-salts of tin, including also a large variety of tannin, sumac, divi-divi, chestnut, valonia, the acacias (Areca Catechu and Acacia Catechu from India), from which are obtained cutch and gambier, &c., are no longer used solely as mordants or tinctorial matters, but mainly to serve the object of converting the silk into a greatly-expanded fibre, consisting of a conglomeration of more or less of these substances."
Our version includes crushed organic thyme, non-organic sumac, organic toasted sesame seeds and sea salt.
Sumac berries are typically harvested and made into a medicinal tea.
