var•nish tree
We found 2 definitions of varnish tree from 1 different sources.
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varnish tree - small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained | ||
lacquer tree, Chinese lacquer tree, Japanese lacquer tree, Japanese varnish tree, Japanese sumac, Toxicodendron vernicifluum, Rhus verniciflua | ||
poisonous plant a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism | ||
varnish tree - large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles | ||
candlenut, Aleurites moluccana | ||
angiospermous tree, flowering tree any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary | ||
aleurites, genus aleurites candlenut |