Deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berries. Synonyms:Rhus typhina, staghorn sumac, velvet sumac, Virginian sumac.
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Common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries. Synonyms:Rhus glabra, scarlet sumac, smooth sumac.
