sumac

IPA: sˈumæk

Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and other genera in Anacardiaceae, particularly the elm-leaved sumac, Sicilian sumac, or tanner's sumac (Rhus coriaria).
Dried and chopped-up leaves and stems of a plant of the genus Rhus, particularly the tanner's sumac (see sense 1), used for dyeing and tanning leather or for medicinal purposes.
A sour spice popular in the Eastern Mediterranean, made from the berries of tanner's sumac.

(transitive) To apply a preparation of sumac to (an object), for example, to a piece of leather to tan it.

Examples of "sumac" in Sentences

Jenn, I agree completely - sumac is a wonderful spice!
In Anchorage, sumac is available at Sagaya and City Market.
Both dishes look lovely, and the sumac is a very nice touch.
The sumac is the red fruit of a wild bush, but is widely available in the spice section of many stores.
The ingredient that makes it special is ground sumac, which is a berry from the Mediterranean Sumac tree.
The irritant in all species of poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac is an oily resin known as toxicodendrol.
The offending material in all species of poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac is an oily resin known as urushiol.
The rice was flavoured with a small, tangy red berry called sumac and the bitter, refreshing coffee that followed was fragrant with cardamom.