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The word sumac traces its etymology from Old French sumac (13th century), from Mediaeval Latin sumach, from Arabic summāq (سماق), from Syriac summāqa - meaning "red". [10] The generic name Rhus derives from Ancient Greek ῥοῦς ( rhous ), meaning "sumac", of unknown etymology; the suggestion that it is connected with the verb ῥέω ...
The name 'soumak' may plausibly derive from the old town of Shemakja in Azerbaijan, once a major trading centre in the Eastern Caucasus. [1] Other theories include an etymology from Turkish 'sekmek', 'to skip up and down', meaning the process of weaving; or from any of about 35 species of flowering plant in the Anacardiaceae or sumac family, such as dyer's sumach (Cotinus coggygria), used to ...
Rhus coriaria, commonly called Sicilian sumac, [3] tanner's sumach, [4] or elm-leaved sumach, is a deciduous shrub to small tree in the cashew family Anacardiaceae. It is native to southern Europe and western Asia. [2] The dried fruits are used as a spice, particularly in combination with other spices in the mixture called za'atar.
Rhus typhina, the staghorn sumac, [5] is a species of flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae, native to eastern North America. It is primarily found in southeastern Canada, the northeastern and midwestern United States, and the Appalachian Mountains, [ 6 ] but it is widely cultivated as an ornamental throughout the temperate world.
The Anacardiaceae, commonly known as the cashew family [1] or sumac family, are a family of flowering plants, including about 83 genera with about 860 known species. [2] Members of the Anacardiaceae bear fruits that are drupes and in some cases produce urushiol , an irritant .
Rhus aromatica, commonly known as fragrant sumac, aromatic sumac, lemon sumac, polecat bush, polecat sumac, or simply sumac, [1] [2] is a deciduous shrub in the family Anacardiaceae native to North America. [3] It is native to southern and eastern Canada, most of the contiguous United States, and Mexico. [2] [4]
Rhus copallinum (Rhus copallina is also used, but this is not consistent with the rules of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy), [3] [4] the winged sumac, [5] shining sumac, dwarf sumac or flameleaf sumac, is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family (Anacardiaceae) that is native to eastern North America.
Za'atar is traditionally dried in the sun and mixed with salt, sesame seeds and sumac. [35] It is commonly eaten with pita , which is dipped in olive oil and then za'atar. [ 35 ] When the dried herb is moistened with olive oil , the spread is known as za'atar-wu-zayt or zeit ou za'atar ( zeit or zayt , meaning "oil" in Arabic and "olive" in ...