WESTERN POISON OAK

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Meaning:

Poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contact

Synonyms:

Rhus diversiloba; Toxicodendron diversilobum; western poison oak

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("western poison oak" is a kind of...):

poisonous plant (a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)

Holonyms ("western poison oak" is a member of...):

genus Toxicodendron; Toxicodendron (in some classifications: comprising those members of the genus Rhus having foliage that is poisonous to the touch; of North America and northern South America)

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