Toxicodendron
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- noun
- /ˌtɒksɪˈkoʊdɛnˌdrɒn/
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- Toxicodendron species include poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac.
Examples
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Researchers found a new Toxicodendron shrub growing in the forest.
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Avoid touching Toxicodendron leaves, as they can cause severe skin irritation.
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Be careful of Toxicodendron when hiking in the woods.
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The Toxicodendron plant can cause severe rashes.
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Avoid touching Toxicodendron leaves, as they can cause severe skin irritation.
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The Toxicodendron plant can cause severe rashes.
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Be careful of Toxicodendron when hiking in the woods.
Compounds
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A climbing or spreading North American plant with three-part leaves that makes an oil causing a skin rash when touched
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A swamp bush with smooth branches and pale berries whose oil causes a skin rash
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A shrub that causes an itchy skin rash when you touch it, called poison oak
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A poisonous shrub on the Pacific coast of North America that causes an itchy rash when touched
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A poisonous bush that causes a skin rash when you touch it
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A small Asian tree that makes a poisonous sap used to make lacquer
Surface Forms
Etymology
Toxicodendron comes from Greek parts toxikon 'poison' (seen in English toxic) and dendron 'tree', like the familiar plant name rhododendron. So Toxicodendron is basically a 'poison tree', which explains why plants in this group, such as poison ivy and poison oak, can cause skin irritation.