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Rhus

Rhus

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Shrubs and small trees with leaves that often turn bright red in autumn
  • noun
  • /rəs/
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  • The Rhus plant is well-known for its vibrant autumn foliage.
  • Rhus sumac

Examples

  • We planted a Rhus shrub in our garden to attract butterflies.

  • - No, Rhus.

  • Smooth sumac, or Rhus glabra, is often found in fields and along roadsides.

Synonyms

genus Rhus
vsRhus
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A group of shrubs and small trees called sumacs that grow in mild and warm regions, mostly not poisonous

gives the same group but names the related genus explicitly

Compounds

genus Rhus
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A group of shrubs and small trees called sumacs that grow in mild and warm regions, mostly not poisonous

Rhus aromatica
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A small shrub with scented leaves, yellow green flower spikes and red hairy berries

Rhus copallina
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A common not poisonous shrub from eastern North America with winged leaf stalks and red berries

Rhus dermatitis
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A skin rash you get from touching plants like poison ivy or poison oak

Rhus rhodanthema
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A tree from Australia that stays green all year and gives dark yellow wood

Rhus toxicodendron
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A shrub that causes an itchy skin rash when you touch it, called poison oak

Rhus trilobata
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A small bush with leaves in three parts and small edible berries

Rhus typhina
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A small tree or shrub that loses leaves in autumn and has bright red leaves and red berries

Rhus verniciflua
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A small Asian tree whose sap makes a hard shiny finish for wood and can cause skin allergy

Rhus vernix
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A shrub also called poison sumac that grows in swamps and makes an oil causing itchy skin rashes

Rhus diversiloba
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A poisonous bush on the Pacific coast that causes a skin rash when touched

Rhus glabra
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A shrub from eastern North America with red berries and leaves that turn bright red in fall

Rhus laurina
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A small evergreen shrub from California with fragrant leaves and whitish berries

Rhus ovata
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An evergreen shrub from southwest United States and northwest Mexico with red-yellow flower clusters and small sticky fruits

Rhus quercifolia
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A poisonous shrub from the southeastern United States that causes a rash when its leaves or sap touch the skin

Rhus radicans
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A climbing plant with three-part leaves and white berries that makes an oil causing skin rashes when touched

Surface Forms

Rhus singular
Rhus plural

Etymology

The word Rhus comes from the old Greek word rhous, which meant 'sumac', a plant often used for red dye and spice. So Rhus is the scientific name for sumac plants, and that helps explain why many of them have bright red leaves and were used to make dyes.