rhus Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of temperate and subtropical North America, South Africa, eastern Asia and northeastern Australia; usually limited to nonpoisonous sumacs (see genus Toxicodendron)
genus Rhus.
WordNet
Rhus noun
Etymology
L., sumac, fr. Gr. .Definitions
(Bot.) A genus of shrubs and small treets. See Sumac .