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tanner's sumac

tanner's sumac noun: a large Mediterranean shrub, Rhus coriaria, formerly used for tanning hides due to the tannins in its bark, and with acidic fruits used as a tart seasoning in Middle Eastern food.

Noun

tanner's sumac (usually uncountable, plural tanner's sumacs)

  1. (usually) A large Mediterranean shrub, Rhus coriaria, formerly used for tanning hides due to the tannins in its bark, and with acidic fruits used as a tart seasoning in Middle Eastern food.

Forms of tanner's sumac

pluraltanner's sumacs

Questions about tanner's sumac

What does tanner's sumac mean?
Tanner's sumac means a large Mediterranean shrub, Rhus coriaria, formerly used for tanning hides due to the tannins in its bark, and with acidic fruits used as a tart seasoning in Middle Eastern food.
What part of speech is tanner's sumac?
Tanner's sumac is a noun.
What is the plural of tanner's sumac?
The plural of tanner's sumac is tanner's sumacs.

Words near tanner's sumac in the dictionary

  1. Tanner graph
  2. Tanner graphs
  3. Tanner scale
  4. Tanner stage
  5. Tanner stages
  6. tanner's sumac
  7. tanner's sumacs
  8. tanneries
  9. tannerite
  10. tanners
  11. tannery

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