poison oak

poison oak

noun

Definition of POISON OAK

1

: any of several plants related to poison ivy and producing an oil with similar irritating properties: as

a : a bushy plant (Toxicodendron diversilobum syn. Rhus diversiloba) of the Pacific coast

b : a bushy plant (Toxicodendron toxicarium syn. Rhus toxicodendron) chiefly of the southeastern U.S.

2

: poison ivy 1a

First Known Use of POISON OAK

1743

Rhymes with POISON OAK

artichoke, at a stroke, Bolingbroke, chestnut oak, equivoque, fisherfolk, gentlefolk, go for broke, herrenvolk, hub-and-spoke, masterstroke, ministroke, monocoque, mourning cloak, okeydoke, Roanoke, thunderstroke, turkey oak, water oak, womenfolk

poison oak

noun \-ˈōk\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of POISON OAK

1

: any of several plants included in the genus Rhus or sometimes in the genus Toxicodendron that produce an irritating oil like that of poison ivy: a : a bushy plant (R. diversiloba synonym T. diversilobum) of the Pacific coast b : a bushy plant (R. toxicodendron synonym T. pubescens) of the southeastern United States

2

: poison ivy 1a

3

: a skin rash produced by poison oak

poison oak

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Species of poison ivy (Toxicodendron diversilobum) native to western North America and classified in the sumac (or cashew) family. Like many other lobe-leafed plants commonly called oak, poison oak is not an oak tree (genus Quercus).