Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
sumac
IPA transcription: [s'umæk]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
sumac, sumach, shumac
Meaning:
a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)
Synonyms:
sumac
Meaning:
wood of a sumac
Usage examples
She had taken possession of the sumac.
The sumac seemed to fill his idea of a perfect location from the very first.
"Dead earnest, Miss King; and for medicine we had sumac and white-oak bark."
In the sumac he uttered not the faintest "Chip!" that might attract attention.
He claimed that sumac for his very own, and stoutly battled for possession with many intruders.
The Cardinal was left boasting and strutting in the sumac, but in his heart he found it lonesome business.
On the tip-top antler of the old stag sumac, he perched and strained until his jetty whiskers appeared stubby.
High in the sumac the Cardinal had sung until his throat was parched, and the fountain of hope was almost dry.
Early next morning he was abroad and in fine toilet, and with a full voice from the top of the sumac greeted the day--"Wet year!
When Abram had scattered his store on the rail, the bird came tipping and tilting, daintily caught up a crumb, and carried it to the sumac.