Lexic.us

Definition of Shining sumac

1. Noun. Common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shining Sumac

Literary usage of Shining sumac

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

1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Rhus copallina L. var. copallina shining sumac; Dwarf sumac Deciduous shrub Dry, open woods, thickets and old fields. Rhus copallina L. var. latifolia Engl. ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Rhus copallina L. var. copallina shining sumac; Dwarf sumac Deciduous shrub Dry, open woods, thickets and old fields. Rhus copallina L. var. latifolia Engl. ..."

3. Proceedings for the Eight Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference by M. Boya Edwards (2001)
"In treatment areas where intolerant species (typical of the pioneer stage) were found, the importance value of the large stem component of shining sumac ..."

4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"MOUNTAIN or shining sumac. Shrub or tree, occasionally to 30 ft.: rachis winged, pubescent; Ifts. 9-21, oblong-ovate to oblong-lanceolate, ..."

5. Trees and Shrubs of Prospect Park by Louis Harman Peet (1902)
"This little side path has treasures, too: especially the glorious clump of dwarf mountain sumac or shining sumac (Rhus copallina) which is a blaze of rich ..."

6. Trees and Shrubs of Prospect Park by Louis Harman Peet (1902)
"This little side path has treasures, too: especially the glorious clump of dwarf mountain sumac or shining sumac (Rhus copallina) which is a blaze of rich ..."

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