Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of shrubs and trees, belonging to the tribe Spondieæ of the order Anacardiaceæ, the cashew-nut family.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of shrubs and small treets. See
sumac .
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Anacardiaceae — thesumacs .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of temperate and subtropical North America, South Africa, eastern Asia and northeastern Australia; usually limited to nonpoisonous sumacs (see genus Toxicodendron)
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Examples
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The people of Megara also show a burying-place of the Amazons, as one goes from the market-place to what they call Rhus, where the lozenge-shaped building stands.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume I 46-120? Plutarch 1839
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I have noticed, in traversing that part of the Dismal Swamp near Suffolk, Va., that the Rhus is the most characteristic growth.
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See "Rhus;" also Treatises on Calico printing and on Dyeing, Ure's Dict. of Arts and Manufactures, and Wilson's Rural Cyc.
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Pascal Bussieres, Team Spirit-Cannondale p/b Rhus Elementi, 1: 04: 53 20.
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Pascal Bussiéres, Team Spirit-Cannondale p/b Rhus Elementi, 1: 07: 40 21.
2010 Great Brewers Gran Prix of Gloucester results, day 1 2010
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Pascal Bussieres, Team Spirit-Cannondale p/b Rhus Elementi, 57: 15 26.
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The researchers found a surprisingly high percentage of patients (42 percent) whose symptoms indicated a need for this medicine, Rhus toxicodendron (Rhus tox).
Dana Ullman: Exploring the Research on Homeopathic Treatment for Fibromyalgia Dana Ullman 2010
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After the researchers found 30 patients who seemed to fit the symptoms of Rhus tox, half of the subjects were given a placebo during the first half of the experiment, while the other half were given the homeopathic medicine.
Dana Ullman: Exploring the Research on Homeopathic Treatment for Fibromyalgia Dana Ullman 2010
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The researchers found a surprisingly high percentage of patients (42 percent) whose symptoms indicated a need for this medicine, Rhus toxicodendron (Rhus tox).
Dana Ullman: Exploring the Research on Homeopathic Treatment for Fibromyalgia Dana Ullman 2010
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Mediterranean species include the nationally threatened wild olive Olea laperrini (V) found above 1,500m on rocky slopes in the Greboun and Tamgak massifs, Rhus tripartita, and Salvia aegyptiaca.
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