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staghorn sumac
noun
: a sumac (Rhus typhina) of eastern North America that is a shrub or small tree with velvety-pubescent branches and flower stalks, leaves turning brilliant red in fall, and dense panicles of greenish-yellow flowers followed by hairy crimson fruits
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Hot chocolate at dawn and staghorn sumac on the Clear Fork Hills bring Ronnie to mind.
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Jim Moore, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
The lush, leafy species looks strikingly similar to a handful of local native trees, like black walnut and staghorn sumac.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
Trees and shrubs that bear fruit persisting into winter, such as hollies, many viburnums, hawthorns, staghorn sumac, and wax myrtle, provide natural food sources for birds.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
The ailanthus, the black walnut, and the staghorn sumac are three of their favorite victims.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2022
Officials said the insects prefer to munch on grape, birch, black walnut, hops, lilac, maple, rose, willow, tree of heaven, and staghorn sumac.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2022
For one of his birthdays, Woltz hosted guests at a long table on the bowling green under a massive chandelier made from a staghorn sumac that had given up the ghost.
—Victoria Johnson, ELLE Decor, 1 June 2022
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Jim Moore, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
The lush, leafy species looks strikingly similar to a handful of local native trees, like black walnut and staghorn sumac.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
Trees and shrubs that bear fruit persisting into winter, such as hollies, many viburnums, hawthorns, staghorn sumac, and wax myrtle, provide natural food sources for birds.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
The ailanthus, the black walnut, and the staghorn sumac are three of their favorite victims.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2022
Officials said the insects prefer to munch on grape, birch, black walnut, hops, lilac, maple, rose, willow, tree of heaven, and staghorn sumac.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2022
For one of his birthdays, Woltz hosted guests at a long table on the bowling green under a massive chandelier made from a staghorn sumac that had given up the ghost.
—Victoria Johnson, ELLE Decor, 1 June 2022
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“Staghorn sumac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staghorn%20sumac. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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