Toxicodendron radicans

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Toxicodendron radicans n

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Anacardiaceae – eastern poison ivy; a poisonous North American plant that is well known for its production of urushiol, a clear liquid compound found within the sap of the plant that causes an itching, irritation and sometimes painful rash in most people who touch it.

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