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toxicodendron

toxicodendron noun: any of the plants in the genus Toxicodendron, including poison ivy, poison oak, etc.

Noun

toxicodendron (plural toxicodendrons)

  1. Any of the plants in the genus Toxicodendron, including poison ivy, poison oak, etc.
    • 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.2004, Donald G. Crosby, The Poisoned Weed: Plants Toxic to Skin, page 22

Forms of toxicodendron

pluraltoxicodendrons

Origin of toxicodendron

From the genus name.

Questions about toxicodendron

What does toxicodendron mean?
Toxicodendron means any of the plants in the genus Toxicodendron, including poison ivy, poison oak, etc.
What part of speech is toxicodendron?
Toxicodendron is a noun.
What is the plural of toxicodendron?
The plural of toxicodendron is toxicodendrons.

Words near toxicodendron in the dictionary

  1. toxicities
  2. toxicity
  3. toxicness
  4. toxico-
  5. toxicodendrol
  6. toxicodendron
  7. toxicodendrons
  8. toxicodynamic
  9. toxicodynamically
  10. toxicodynamics
  11. toxicoferan

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