POISON OAK
Dictionary entry overview: What does poison oak mean?
• POISON OAK (noun)
The noun POISON OAK has 2 senses:
1. dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison oak plant
2. climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact
Familiarity information: POISON OAK used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• POISON OAK (noun)
Meaning:
Dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison oak plant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("poison oak" is a kind of...):
Rhus dermatitis (contact dermatitis resulting from contact with plants of the genus Toxicodendron)
Meaning:
Climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
markweed; poison mercury; Rhus radicans; Toxicodendron radicans; poison ivy; poison oak
Hypernyms ("poison oak" is a kind of...):
poisonous plant (a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)
Holonyms ("poison oak" is a member of...):
genus Toxicodendron; Toxicodendron (in some classifications: comprising those members of the genus Rhus having foliage that is poisonous to the touch; of North America and northern South America)
