Toxicodendron
noun
Tox·i·co·den·dron
ˌtäk-si-kō-ˈden-ˌdrän 
: 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 15 Jul. 2025.
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