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Definition of Toxicodendron radicans
1. Noun. Climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact.
Group relationships: Genus Toxicodendron, Toxicodendron
Generic synonyms: Poisonous Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Toxicodendron Radicans
Literary usage of Toxicodendron radicans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"... 1 Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans): a, spray showing aerial rootlets and
leaves; . fruit 6 Broad-leaf Laurel (Kalmia ..."
2. Fire Effects Information System: User's Guide by William C. Fischer, Melanie Miller, Cameron M. Johnston, Jane K. Smith (1998)
"Toxicodendron radicans.) (The first screen of the species summary appears.)
Introductory Information SPECIES: Toxicodendron radicans ABBREVIATION: ..."
3. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed: In which the Most by John Sims (1816)
"Bacca 1-sperma. Specific Character and Synonyms. RHUS Toxicodendron ; radicans,
foliis ... RHUS Toxicodendron ; radicans, trifoliatum, ..."
4. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Rhus hirta (L.) Sudworth P • Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Poison-ivy Woody
vine Open woods, roadside thickets, fencerows and edges. ..."
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