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• american sumac — noun Usage: usually capitalized A 1. : staghorn sumac 2. : divi divi 1 …   Useful english dictionary

• Sumac, Yma — ▪ 2009 Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo        Peruvian born American folk singer born Sept. 13, 1922, Cajamarca, Peru died Nov. 1, 2008, Los Angeles, Calif. was internationally renowned for her extraordinary vocal range and for her …   Universalium

• smooth sumac — noun common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries • Syn: ↑scarlet sumac, ↑vinegar tree, ↑Rhus glabra • Hypernyms: ↑sumac, ↑sumach, ↑shumac * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• Yma Sumac — is a noted soprano of Peruvian origin. In the 1950s, she was one of the most famous proponents of exotica music, and became an international success based on the merits of her extreme vocal range, well over three octaves [Ellen Highstein: Yma… …   Wikipedia

• mountain sumac — noun common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries • Syn: ↑dwarf sumac, ↑black sumac, ↑shining sumac, ↑Rhus copallina • Hypernyms: ↑sumac, ↑sumach, ↑shumac …   Useful english dictionary

• Stag-horn sumac — Stag Stag (st[a^]g), n. [Icel. steggr the male of several animals; or a doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. {Steg}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The adult male of the red deer ({Cervus elaphus}), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Native American cuisine — Frybread is a staple food of Native American cuisine.[1] …   Wikipedia

• Latin American culture — is the formal or informal expression of the peoples of Latin America, and includes both high culture (literature, high art) and popular culture (music, folk art and dance) as well as religion and other customary practices. Definitions of Latin… …   Wikipedia

• Operation Sumac — was a series of military exercises conducted by the U.S. Navy in the North Atlantic from May through July 1952. References This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Categories: United States… …   Wikipedia

• poison sumac — poison su·mac s(h)ü .mak n an American swamp shrub of the genus Rhus (R. vernix syn. Toxicodendron vernix) that has smooth pinnate leaves, greenish flowers, and greenish white berries and produces an irritating oil called also poison dogwood * *… …   Medical dictionary

• poison sumac — noun 1. dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison sumac plant • Hypernyms: ↑Rhus dermatitis 2. smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil • Syn: ↑poison… …   Useful english dictionary