The word “somac” is derived from the Arabic summãq, Sumac is a mountain shrub with clustered fruits. Sumac shrub is a small tree with a height of three meters and sometimes four meters and young branches and petals are covered with coarse hair. Leaves of sumac contain 13% of tannin and were used in the leather industry, especially in ancient Egypt and Greece. The fruit is red and brown in color and tastes pungent but sour on arrival.
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