sumacade

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noun

A sweetened drink made with the drupes of the sumac.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounsumacade (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA sweetened drink made with the drupes of the sumac.

    The fruits are rinsed and pressed in cold water, which is strained for a pleasant sour drink, sumacade; the leaves are dried and smoked in pipes alone or with tobacco or other herbs and are a bland and pleasant enough smoke, possibly less injurious than regular tobacco.

    1986, Kathryn G. March, The wild plant companion: a fresh understanding of herbal food and medicine

    Synonyms: Indian lemonade, rhus juice

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nounA sweetened drink made with the drupes of the sumac.

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