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skunkbush

noun

Etymology

From skunk + bush, in reference to the strong smell of the crushed leaves.

  1. derived from *bʰuH-✻ — “to grow”
  2. inherited from *buskaz✻ — “bush, thicket”
  3. inherited from *busk✻
  4. inherited from *busċ✻
  5. inherited from bush
  6. compounded as skunkbush — “skunk + bush”

Definitions

  1. A low shrubby type of sumac, Rhus trilobata.

  2. Rhus aromatica.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA