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rhus

(rʊs)

(Plants) any shrub or small tree of the anacardiaceous genus Rhus, several species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their foliage, which assumes brilliant colours in autumn. See also sumach

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Rhus - deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of temperate and subtropical North America, South Africa, eastern Asia and northeastern Australia; usually limited to nonpoisonous sumacs (see genus Toxicodendron)

genus Rhus

dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination

Anacardiaceae, family Anacardiaceae, sumac family - the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac

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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The sumach (Rhus glabra) grew luxuriantly about the house, pushing up through the embankment which I had made, and growing five or six feet the first season.

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Nurudea zhengii Ren, A New Species of the Rhus Gall Aphids (Aphididae: Eriosomatinae: Fordini) from Eastern China

'There are 15 BHUs and three RHUs, which are underutilized the government will enhance the capacity to lessen the burden on the hospital,' said minister.

Minister pledges to revamp capital's health infrastructure

"That is why we have to improve the competencies of health workers in these health facilities to maximize their potentials from ECG and ultrasound expertise because later on we will install digital x-ray machines in all these RHUs," he said.

80 health workers in Calabarzon undergo ECG, Ultrasound trainings

The raw sap was harvested from Rhus verniciflua trees that were more than 12 years old.

Effects of dietary supplementation with detoxified Rhus verniciflua sap on egg production, yolk lipid and intestinal microflora in laying hens

For this reason you need to have at least a medium-size garden, or grow the Rhus variety Laciniata, which is less vigorous.

Acer of shades; 36 LIFESTYLE Gardening with Adrienne Wild Add vibrant colour with maple family

Professor Benjamin Sovacool from rhus University said that this means that it was now necessary to decide where to spend the water in the future.

India among countries to face 'insurmountable' water crisis by 2040

Numerous researches from both in vitro and in vivo studies have indicated the activities of Rhus verniciflua Stokes against numerous diseases.

Integrating traditional medicine into modern inflammatory diseases care: multitargeting by Rhus verniciflua stokes

Two prospective, self-controlled cohort studies (N=30) showed that high-potency topical steroids improved symptoms associated with artificially induced Rhus dermatitis in a group with a history of that type of dermatitis.