staghorn

[ stag-hawrn ]

/ ˈstægˌhɔrn /

a piece of a stag's antler, especially when used to form objects, decorations, or the like.

made of or decorated with staghorn: a knife with a staghorn handle.

Origin of staghorn

First recorded in 1655–65; stag + horn

The staghorn sumach is named for the densely hairy, forking branchlets, which look much like the horns of a stag "in the velvet."

Trees Worth Knowing |Julia Ellen Rogers
This is a sub-variety of the Staghorn Endive, and comparatively of recent introduction.

The Field and Garden Vegetables of America |Fearing Burr
Staghorn handle, ornamented bronze quillions and shell guard.

A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks" |Henry W. Shoemaker
The smooth sumach (see illustrations, pages 150-151) is quite as familiar as the staghorn, as a roadside shrub.

Trees Worth Knowing |Julia Ellen Rogers

The staghorn is not to be confounded with its treacherous sister, the poison sumac, with her corpse-colored berries.

Everyday Adventures |Samuel Scoville