Noun has 2 senses

• vinegar tree(n = noun.plant) rhus typhina, staghorn sumac, velvet sumac, virginian sumac - deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berries;


• vinegar tree(n = noun.plant) rhus glabra, scarlet sumac, smooth sumac - common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries;