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What family are both poison oak and poison ivy part of?

on Sep 22, 2025

Published in Science Trivia

Cashew
Oak
Botanical
Poison

Cashew. Cashews, which are native to Brazil, were carried to India around 1560, then spread to Asia and Africa.

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