Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun vinegar_tree

2 senses of vinegar tree

Sense 1
staghorn sumac, velvet sumac, Virginian sumac, vinegar tree, Rhus typhina -- (deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berries)
       => sumac, sumach, shumac -- (a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus))

Sense 2
smooth sumac, scarlet sumac, vinegar tree, Rhus glabra -- (common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries)
       => sumac, sumach, shumac -- (a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus))

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