Definition of Rhus glabra

1. Noun. Common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries.

Exact synonyms: Scarlet Sumac, Smooth Sumac, Vinegar Tree
Generic synonyms: Shumac, Sumac, Sumach

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhus Glabra

Rhodosphaera rhodanthema
Rhodospirillium rubrum
Rhodymenia
Rhodymenia palmata
Rhodymeniaceae
Rhoeadales
Rhombozoa
Rhonda
Rhone
Rhone-Alpes
Rhone River
Rhone wine
Rhus aromatica
Rhus copallina
Rhus diversiloba
Rhus glabra (current term)
Rhus laurina
Rhus ovata
Rhus quercifolia
Rhus radicans
Rhus rhodanthema
Rhus toxicodendron antigen
Rhus toxicodenedron
Rhus trilobata
Rhus typhina
Rhus venenata antigen
Rhus verniciflua
Rhus vernix
Rhyacian
Rhyacotriton

Literary usage of Rhus glabra

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1904)
"Rhus glabra, the one under investigation, is abundant and is one of the hardy species. It grows from two to twenty feet high. The flowers are small and of a ..."

2. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1904)
"Rhus glabra, the one under investigation, is abundant and is one of the hardy species. It grows from two to twenty feet high. The flowers are small and of a ..."

3. The Ottawa Naturalist by Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (1907)
"But, they write "Rhus glabra, Linn.," and that is saying that the ... It is this often repeated assertion that Linnaeus' Rhus glabra is in Canada, ..."

4. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1907)
"Segregates of Rhus glabra.—GREENE*' has studied the forms referred to Rhus glabra throughout its reputed range. He remarks that "there is no one species of ..."

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