noun
- a shrub or small tree with compound leaves and clusters of red berries, often used for tanning and dyeing
Usage: also spelled sumac
Examples
- The sumach bushes turned brilliant red in autumn.
- Native Americans used sumach berries to make a tart drink.
- The hillside was covered with wild sumach and other shrubs.
- Sumach leaves were traditionally used in leather tanning.
- The staghorn sumach is common in eastern North America.
- She collected sumach berries for making natural dye.