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sumac(h)
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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sumac(h) preparation of dried leaves of plants of the genus
Rhus XIV; plant of this genus XVI. — (O)F.
sumac or medL.
sumac(h) — Arab.
summāḳ.
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Sumac: the wild lemonade berry. (Foraging).
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...people assume that all sumacs are "Poison sumac." Poison sumac, however...berries of the edible sumacs. The leaf edges of poison sumac are smooth, while those of the edible eastern sumacs are toothed. Poison sumac also differs in that...
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 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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Some sumacs deserve a kindly look; They provide shining leaves and aromas
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 11/13/2005; ; 596 words
; ...flowers in spring. Like staghorn sumac, all these other sumacs make pretty landscape plants...tolerate poor soils. Even poison sumac shows off many of these qualities...no need to incriminate all the sumacs because of their wayward relative...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Splendor or danger? Sumac can be a beauty or a beast. And then there's its cousin, poison ivy.(Neighbor)(The Nature of things)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 10/18/2006; 700+ words
; ...Appalachian settlers smoked the sumac-tobacco mix for pleasure and...and the inner bark of young sumac shoots produces a cream-colored...some American Indians believed sumacs could predict weather, and the sumac was thus considered a sacred...
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Sumac: the undiscovered condiment.(The homestead kitchen)(Recipe)
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 5/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; Sumac, also spelled sumach or sumak, derived...from the Rhus coriaria, a species of the sumac tree, is still as indispensable to Middle...spices became part of the European kitchen, sumac never took hold in western lands. Perhaps...
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Sprinkle it on freely ... sprightly sumac. (recipes)
Magazine article from: Sunset; 10/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...THE MIDDLE EAST, ONE species of sumac plant (Rhus coriaria) serves...is not to be confused with three sumacs that grow wild in North America...poison oak, poison ivy, and poison sumac. As edible sumac's red berries dry, they turn...
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Discover the tangy flavor of ground sumac.(Food)(Lean & lovin' it)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 5/5/2004; 700+ words
; ...Mauer Familiar with the spice ground sumac? If you haven't you're not alone...salad. The recipe called for ground sumac. Intrigued, I saved the recipe and started searching locally for a ground sumac source. I came up empty, but fortunately...
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Singer Yma Sumac dies at 86; famed for vocal range
News Wire article from: AP Online; 11/3/2008; ; 700+ words
; Yma Sumac, the Peruvian-born soprano who wowed international...on South American folk music, has died. Sumac died Saturday at an assisted-living home...an eight-month bout with colon cancer, Sumac's friend and personal assistant Damon Devine...
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Peruvian-born singer Yma Sumac dies in Los Angeles
News Wire article from: AP Online; 11/3/2008; ; 700+ words
; Yma Sumac, the Peruvian-born soprano who wowed international...on South American folk music, has died. Sumac died Saturday at an assisted-living home...an eight-month bout with colon cancer, Sumac's friend and personal assistant Damon Devine...
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Firefighters Battle Hidden Dangers This Wildfire Season: Poison Oak, Ivy & Sumac Plants Top Cause of Disability, Sick Time.
PR Newswire; 7/25/2005; 700+ words
; ...poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac are the most common cause of allergic reactions...the toxin carried in poison ivy, oak and sumac plants, can cause people to suffer from...a high density of poison oak, ivy and sumac. "Reactions to poison ivy, oak and sumac...
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Yma Sumac, 86; Postwar Sensation Had Unique Voice
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/3/2008; ; 700+ words
; Yma Sumac, a Peruvian folk entertainer with an astonishing...Nearly every biographical aspect of Ms. Sumac's life was long in dispute, including...merely reversed her name, Amy Camus. Ms. Sumac (pronounced EEE-maw SUE-mack) thrived...
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Sumac, Yma
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Yma Sumac Singer Feeding the needs of an American music...were down, Peruvian-born pop diva Yma Sumac burst onto the music scene in the early 1950s...success was largely limited to the 1950s, Sumac's recordings and occasional concert tours...
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Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
Poison ivy, oak, and sumac Definition Poison ivy, oak, and sumac are allergic skin rashes (or Rhus dermatitis ) caused...Description The allergic rash of poison ivy, oak, and sumac is characterized by red, weeping blisters and severe...
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sumac
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...poison oak, and poison sumac in that genus. Several species of sumacs are native to North America...medicinal purposes. Some sumacs—e.g., the Sicilian sumac ( R. coriara ) of S...cultivated for their tannin. Sumacs are also cultivated as...
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sumac(h)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
sumac(h) preparation of dried leaves of plants of the genus Rhus XIV; plant of this genus XVI. — (O)F. sumac or medL. sumac(h) — Arab. summāḳ .
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poison sumac
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
poison sumac see poison ivy .
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