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sumac

N พืชช นิดหนึ่ง จำพวก  Rhus phud-cha-nid-nuang

 

sumach

N คำนาม พหูพจน์ ของ  sumac kam-nam-pa-hu-pod-kong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUMAC, SUMACH

n.shu'mak. A plant or shrub of the genus Rhus, of many species, some of which are used in tanning and dyeing, and in medicine.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUMAC; SUMACH

Su "mac, Su "mach, n. Etym: [F. sumac, formerly sumach (cf. Sp. zumaque ), fr. Ar. summaq.] [Written also shumac. ]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Any plant of the genus Rhus, shrubs or small trees with usually compound leaves and clusters of small flowers. Some of the species are used in tanning, some in dyeing, and some in medicine. One, the Japanese Rhus vernicifera, yields the celebrated Japan varnish, or lacquer.

 

2. The powdered leaves, peduncles, and young branches of certain species of the sumac plant, used in tanning and dyeing. Poison sumac. (Bot. ) See under Poison.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sumac

su mac |ˈso͞omak, ˈSHo͞o -ˈsumæk |(also sumach ) noun a shrub or small tree of the cashew family, with compound leaves, fruits in conical clusters, and bright autumn colors. [Genera Rhus and Cotinus, family Anacardiaceae: several species, including the North American staghorn sumac (R. typhina ), with densely clustered reddish hairy fruits, and poison sumac (R. vernix ), with loosely clustered greenish-white fruits. Touching any part of the poison sumac can cause severe dermatitis. ] ORIGIN Middle English (denoting the dried and ground leaves of R. coriaria used in tanning and dyeing ): from Old French sumac or medieval Latin sumac (h ), from Arabic summāḳ.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sumac

sumac |ˈs (j )uːmak, ˈʃuː - |(also sumach ) noun a shrub or small tree with compound leaves, reddish hairy fruits in conical clusters, and bright autumn colours. Genera Rhus and Cotinus, family Anacardiaceae: several species, including the Mediterranean R. coriaria and the North American staghorn sumac (R. typhina ), often grown as an ornamental. the fruits of the Mediterranean sumac, used as a spice, especially in Middle Eastern cuisine. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting the dried and ground leaves of R. coriaria used in tanning and dyeing ): from Old French sumac or medieval Latin sumac (h ), from Arabic summāq.

 

Duden Dictionary

Sumach

Su mach Substantiv, maskulin , der |S u mach |der Sumach; Genitiv: des Sumach [s ], Plural: Sumache und Sumachs arabisch-mittellateinisch Baum oder Strauch mit kleinen, trockenen Steinfrüchten und [gefiederten ] Blättern, die zusammen mit den jungen Trieben zum Gerben von Saffianleder verwendet werden

 

Spanish Dictionary

sumaca

sumaca nombre femenino Embarcación de vela, de dos palos y con las bordas poco elevadas, utilizada antiguamente en América del Sur para navegar por aguas poco profundas .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sumac(h)

su mac (h )/ʃúːmæk, súː -/名詞 1 C 〘植 〙ウルシ [ハゼ, ヌルデ ]の類 .2 U その乾燥葉 .