Toxicodendron radicans

Translingual

Toxicodendron radicans
summer foliage

Proper noun

Toxicodendron radicans n

1. A taxonomic species within the family Anacardiaceae – eastern poison ivy; a poisonous North American plant that is well known for its production of urushiol, a clear liquid compound found within the sap of the plant that causes an itching, irritation and sometimes painful rash in most people who touch it.

Synonyms

• (species): Rhus radicans, Rhus toxicodendron

Hypernyms

• (species): Sapindales - order; Anacardiaceae - family; Toxicodendron - genus

References

• Toxicodendron radicans on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Toxicodendron radicans on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Toxicodendron radicans on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons