poison ivy

[POISON-OAK.] poison-nut, s. Bot.: Strychnos nux - vomica. poison-oak, poison-ivy, 8. Bot.: Rhus toxicodendron. poison-organ, s. Ichthyology: Any organ capable of inflicting a poisoned wound, whether connected with a poison bag, as in Synanceia, or unconnected with any such apparatus, as in the Sting-rays, the Weaver, and many of the Scorpænoids, where the mucus secreted from the surface of the fish evidently po e es venomous qualities. "Poison-organs are more common in the cla of Fishes than was formerly believed, but they seem to have exclusively the function of defense, and are not auxiliary in procuring food as in the venomous snakes." - Günther : Study of Fishes, p. 190. pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gö, pot, æ, cœē; ey = a. qu = kw. fate, fat, färe, amidst, what, fall, father;