Definitions for: Rhus

[n] deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of temperate and subtropical North America, South Africa, eastern Asia and northeastern Australia; usually limited to nonpoisonous sumacs (see genus Toxicodendron)

Webster (1913) Definition: Rhus, n. [L., sumac, fr. Gr. ???.] (Bot.)
A genus of shrubs and small treets. See Sumac.

Synonyms: genus Rhus

See Also: Anacardiaceae, dicot genus, family Anacardiaceae, magnoliopsid genus, shumac, sumac, sumac family, sumach

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