toxicodendron
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See also: Toxicodendron
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the genus name.
Noun
[edit]toxicodendron (plural toxicodendrons)
- Any of the plants in the genus Toxicodendron, including poison ivy, poison oak, etc.
- 2004, Donald G. Crosby, The Poisoned Weed: Plants Toxic to Skin, page 22:
- 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.