toxicodendron

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noun

Any of the plants in the genus Toxicodendron, including poison ivy, poison oak, etc.

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Meanings

nountoxicodendron (plural toxicodendrons)

plural toxicodendrons

  1. Any of the plants in the genus Toxicodendron, including poison ivy, poison oak, etc.

    Those from the various toxicodendrons are similar or identical to one another, irrespective of species, and are referred to as urushiol or laccol, depending on chemical structure.

    2004, Donald G. Crosby, The Poisoned Weed: Plants Toxic to Skin, page 22

Origin

From the genus name.

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