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Definition of Japanese sumac
1. Noun. Small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained.
Group relationships: Genus Toxicodendron, Toxicodendron
Generic synonyms: Poisonous Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Japanese Sumac
Literary usage of Japanese sumac
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1907)
"... Bigelow || experimented upon the juice of Rhus vernix, and showed that it
possessed varnish-forming properties similar to the juice from Japanese sumac. ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention (1907)
"... Bigelow || experimented upon the juice of Rhus remix, and showed that it
possessed varnish-forming properties similar to the juice from Japanese sumac. ..."
3. Biltmore Nursery, Biltmore, N.C. (1907)
"Japanese sumac. A shrub or low tree, under favorable conditions growing to a
height of 15 or 20 feet. Native of Japan. Leaves coin- pound, with 9 to 13 ..."
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