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Toxicodendron
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Tox·i·co·den·dron (tks-k-dndrn)
n.
An alternative genus for six species of poison ivies and poison oaks within the genus Rhus.
Toxicodendron
[tok′sikōden′dron]
a genus of plants that includes poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. The toxic agent in the plants is a nonvolatile oil, toxicodendrol. See also rhus dermatitis.
Toxicodendron
plant genus in the family Anacardiaceae; plants cause a serious contact dermatitis in humans and dogs; includes T. diversilobum (Rhus toxicodendron, R. diversiloba, western poison oak), T. quercifolium (Rhus quercifolia, eastern poison oak), T. radicans (Rhus toxicodendron, Rhus radicans, poison ivy), T. vernix (Rhus vernix, poison sumac, poison elder).


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