Definition of Shumac

1. Noun. A shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus).


Definition of Shumac

1. n. Sumac.

Medical Definition of Shumac

1. Sumac. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shumac

shugging
shuggle
shugs
shuiskite
shuka
shukas
shukun-sho
shul
shule
shuled
shules
shuling
shulman's syndrome
shuln
shuls
shumac (current term)
shumai
shumokuzori
shun
shun giku
shunless
shunnable
shunned
shunner
shunners
shunneth
shunning
shunnings
shunpike

Literary usage of Shumac

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

1. The Art of Dyeing All Colors on Raw Cotton Or Cotton Waste, for the Purpose by Richard Gibson (1861)
"shumac.—This is a shrub that grows naturally wild in the United States of ... Although I have used some little of this wild shumac, yet from the little ..."

2. A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and by John Ramsey McCulloch (1852)
"The shumac cultivated in the neighbourhood of Montpellier is called ... shumac may be considered of good quality when its odour is strong, ..."

3. The Dictionary of Merchandize and Nomenclature in All European Languages by C. H. Kauffman (1815)
"The shumac plant is a myrtle leaved shrub, cultivated in Sicily, Portugal, ... The French shumac is very little esteemed, even by the dyers of that country. ..."

4. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association, Richard Rogers Bowker, Charles Ammi Cutter (1907)
"Wool sheepskins are customarily put through either the shumac or bark tannage. shumac sheep are excellent for bookbinding, but little used. ..."

5. The Edinburgh Annual Register by Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott (1822)
"This tea was composed o/ shumac and white thorn leaves. ... The procees with the shumac leaves was different to that adopted with the thorn leaves. ..."

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