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Sumac vs Lacquer - What's the difference?

sumac | lacquer |

As nouns the difference between sumac and lacquer

is that sumac is any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus rhus including the poison ivy and poison oak while lacquer is a glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.

As a verb lacquer is

to apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.

sumac

English

(wikipedia sumac)

Alternative forms

* shumac * sumach

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus including the poison ivy and poison oak.
  • * 1957 , :
  • *:There was a Steinway grand piano [...] a cherrywood writing table, and an assortment of floor lamps, table lamps, and "bridge" lamps that sprang up all over the congested inscape like sumac .
  • A sour spice popular in the Eastern Mediterranean made from the berries of the plant.

    • Derived terms

    * poison sumac

    Anagrams

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    lacquer

    English

    (wikipedia lacquer)

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.
  • A similar finish, baked onto the inside of cans.

    • Synonyms

    * varnish

    Derived terms

    * lacquerer

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.

    • Derived terms

    * lacquer band * lacquer tree * lacquerware

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