noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The deciduous shrub Cornus amomum.
2. 2
   deciduous shrub of California with unpleasantly scented usually trifoliate leaves and edible fruit wordnet
3. 3
   The shrub Rhus trilobata.

Synonyms

All synonyms

rhus trilobataskunkbushsquaw bushsquaw-bush

Etymology

From squaw + bush.

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