poison oak
English
Etymology
Its leaves resemble those of the true oaks, and the leaves and twigs contain urushiol, which can cause allergic reactions.
Noun
poison oak (usually uncountable, plural poison oaks)
- Any of the species of Toxicodendron with compound leaves having three oak-like leaflets, native to North America.
Hyponyms
- Toxicodendron diversilobum, western poison oak(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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Further reading
- Toxicodendron on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Toxicodendron on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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- poison oak at USDA Plants database (T. pubescens)
- poison oak at USDA Plants database (T. diversilobum)