Sumac

Definition: Sumac

Sumac

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).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "sumac" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1915. (references)

Synonyms: Sumac

Crosswords: Sumac

French (sumach).

Wild Sumac (1917)

Yma Sumac - Hollywoods Inkaprinzessin (1992)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Box 66, Sumac Lane: A Lively Correspondence on Sin and Sanctity (reference)

• Sumac (reference)

• The Natural History of a Sumac Tree, With an Emphasis on the Entomofauna (Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, V. 46, P. 137- (reference)

• The Sumac reader (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Staghorn sumac - Rhus typhina. This plant is an important food source for many types of wildlife. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

Sumac and riparian vegetation along the John Day River. Credit: John Craig.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Expressions using "sumac": australian sumac ♦ black sumac ♦ dwarf sumac ♦ fragrant sumac ♦ japanese sumac ♦ laurel sumac ♦ lemon sumac ♦ mountain sumac ♦ poison sumac ♦ scarlet sumac ♦ shining sumac ♦ smooth sumac ♦ staghorn sumac ♦ sugar sumac ♦ sumac family ♦ sumac tanned ♦ velvet sumac ♦ venetian sumac ♦ Virginian sumac. Additional references.

Albanian

shqeme (cashew), valanidh. (various references)

Bulgarian 

смрадлика. (various references)

Czech

strom (Buckthorn, candleberry, cinchona, dogwood, dragon-tree, durmast, guelder rose, hydrangea, judas-tree, live-oak, loblolly-bay, locust tree, quebracho, sassafras, seringa, service tree, Shea, single-tree, tree, umbrella tree, upas). (various references)

Danish

sumachgarvet (sumac tanned), koralsumac (smooth sumac, smooth sumach), garvertrae (ink plant, tanner's sumac), garver sumak (ink plant, tanner's sumac). (various references)

Dutch

sumakgelooid (sumac tanned), fluweelboom (lemonade tree, smooth sumac, smooth sumach, staghorn sumach, vinegar plant, vinegar tree), azijnboom (ink plant, tanner's sumac). (various references)

Finnish

sumakkiparkittu (sumac tanned), sumakki (ink plant, tanner's sumac), silosumakki (smooth sumac, smooth sumach). (various references)

French

sumac glabra (smooth sumac, smooth sumach), sumac des corroyeurs (tanner's sumac), tannage sumac (sumac tanned), reboul (tanner's sumac). (various references)

German

Sumach gegerbt (sumac tanned), samtartiger Sumach (smooth sumac, smooth sumach), Gerbersumach (ink plant, tanner's sumac), Gerberbaum (ink plant, tanner's sumac). (various references)

Greek 

σουμάκι. (various references)

Hungarian

szömörce. (various references)

Italian

sommaco vero (ink plant, tanner's sumac), sommaco vellutato (smooth sumac, smooth sumach), sommacco di Sicilia (ink plant, tanner's sumac), conciato al sommacco (sumac tanned). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

黄櫨 (awax tree, wax tree). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

はぜのき (wax tree, wax-tree). (various references)

Pig Latin

umacsay

Portuguese

sumagreira, sumagre (ink plant, lemonade tree, staghorn sumach, tanner's sumac, vinegar plant, vinegar tree). (various references)

Russian 

сумах. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

ruj. (various references)

Spanish

zumaque. (various references)

Swedish

sumak (sumach). (various references)

Thai

พืชชนิ�"หนึ่งจำพวก Rhus. (various references)

Turkish

sumak (sumach). (various references)

Ukrainian

сумах (sumach). (various references)

Vietnamese 

cây sơn (sumach). (various references)

Rhus coriaria, Rhus glabra. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "sumac": sumach, sumachs, sumacs. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Sumac" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Fumaca, Gurmack, Ksudach, numac, samac, Sammick, samtack, Sembach, semic, Sidac, simas, Simca, simiac, simic, smaak, smac, smak, smc, smec, smmap, Somlak, sonac, suam, suka, Sukmak, suma, sumace, sumar, summae, summay, sumu, sumus, Sumyaa, umac, umax, Umca, usaac, usman, Usmc, zumac. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: musca.

-1 letter: amus, cams, macs, scam, scum.

-2 letters: amu, cam, cum, mac, mas, mus, sac, sau, sum.

-3 letters: am, as, ma, mu, um, us.

+1 letter: amicus, amucks, campus, mucosa, muscae, muscat, sacrum, sumach, sumacs, umiacs.

+2 letters: acumens, almuces, caesium, calamus, cumshaw, maculas, macules, mucosae, mucosal, mucosas, mudcaps, mudcats, muscats, musical, sacrums, sambuca, sanctum, scumbag, sumachs, talcums, umiacks, vacuums.

+3 letters: accustom, arcanums, ascidium, autecism, baculums, buckrams, cadmiums, caesiums, calciums, calumets, cambiums, campused, campuses, capsicum, chiasmus, clamours, coassume, craniums, cumarins, cumquats, cumshaws, curcumas, custumal, leucomas, macaques, macumbas, masscult, matchups, mudpacks, muntjacs, muscadel, muscadet, muscatel, muscular, musicale, musicals, musician, mustache, panicums, quackism, racemous, sambucas, sanctums, scandium, scumbags, tsunamic, unclamps, vasculum.