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sumac

su·mac

UK/ˈs(j)uːmæk/ US/ˈʃuː-/ uncommon

noun

1.

wood of a sumac

2.

a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)

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Origin

The noun is derived from Middle English sumac, asimac, simak, sumak, symak (“portions of the shrub Rhus coriaria, chiefly used for medicinal purposes”), from Anglo-Norman sumak, symak, and Old French sumac, or directly from its etymon Medieval Latin sumach, sumac, from Arabic سُمَّاق (summāq), from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ (summāqā, “red; sumac”). The English word is cognate with Italian sommaco, sommacco, Occitan simac, Portuguese sumagre, Spanish zumaque. The verb is derived from the noun.

Phrases

  • African sumac
  • American sumac
  • Australian sumac
  • black sumac
  • Chinese sumac
  • climbing sumac
  • coral sumac
  • desert sumac

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