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| su·mac [ s màk, sh màk ] (plural su·mac·es) or su·mach [ s màk, sh màk ] (plural su·mach·es) |
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1. tree of cashew family: a tree or bush of the cashew family with red hairy fruit, and feathery leaves. Flowers: green, in clusters. Genus Rhus.
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2. ground and dried sumac leaves: the ground dried leaves of one species of sumac. Use: tanning, dyeing.
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< medieval Latin sumac(h)< Arabic summāḳ] |
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