Tox·i·co·den·dron
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Medical Definition of Toxicodendron
: a genus of shrubs and trees of the cashew family (Anacardiaceae) that includes poison ivy and related plants when they are split off from the genus Rhus
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“Toxicodendron.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Toxicodendron. Accessed 26 Sep. 2021.
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