squawbush


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squawbush

(ˈskwɔːˌbʊʃ)
n
(Plants) informal a name given to various N American shrubs, such as Rhus trilobata, a deciduous shrub with an unpleasant scent
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Noun 1. [画像:squawbush - deciduous shrub of California with unpleasantly scented usually trifoliate leaves and edible fruit]squawbush - deciduous shrub of California with unpleasantly scented usually trifoliate leaves and edible fruit
shumac, sumach, sumac - a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)
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