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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The stag-horn sumac, Rhus typhina, the acid fruit of which has been used to add sourness to vinegar.
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The machonchi, or vinegar-tree, is a shrub with leaves, somewhat resembling those of the ash; but the foot-stalk from which the leaves hang is much longer.
History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing -1775 Le Page du Pratz
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