Lexic.us

Definition of Rhus 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.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhus Radicans

Literary usage of Rhus radicans

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

1. Handbook of the Wild and Cultivated Flowering Plants by Chester Arthur Darling (1912)
".Ptelea. p 779 ground rhus radicans. p 181 65 a Shrub 3 ft. or less high; flowers yellow, % in. or more b Shrubs or trees not completely as in a 66 broad ..."

2. The British Journal of Homoeopathy edited by John James Drysdale, Robert Ellis Dudgeon, Richard Hughes, John Rutherfurd Russell (1870)
"We may mention, en passant, that neither Dufresnoy nor Hahnemann seems to have made any distinction between rhus radicans and Rhus toxicodendron. ..."

3. Therapeutic Key: Or, Practical Guide for the Homœopathic Treatment of by Isaac D. Johnson (1880)
"rhus radicans. (Poison-ivy, poison-vine.) For the ill effects of this poison when applied externally: Bathe the parts frequently with hot water, ..."

4. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed by John Sims (1816)
"RHUS radicans ; foliis ... That RHUS radicans and Toxicodendron are really varieties of the same ..."

5. American Homoeopathic Review (1859)
"34. re-occurred in three months, after some handling of the rhus radicans, and inhalation of its effluvia whilst gathering and preparing it during the two ..."

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