Definitions for japanese varnish tree

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  1. varnish tree, lacquer tree, Chinese lacquer tree, Japanese lacquer tree, Japanese varnish tree, Japanese sumac, Toxicodendron vernicifluum, Rhus verniciflua(noun)

    small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained

  2. Chinese parasol tree, Chinese parasol, Japanese varnish tree, phoenix tree, Firmiana simplex(noun)

    deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods


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