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Rhus

Rhus Meaning & Definition
Rhus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rhus?

[n] 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)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rhus: genus Rhus

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See Also | Anacardiaceae | dicot genus | family Anacardiaceae | magnoliopsid genus | shumac | sumac | sumac family | sumach

Rhus In Webster's Dictionary

\Rhus\, n. [L., sumac, fr. Gr. ???.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs and small treets. See {Sumac}.

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