1. (noun)candlenut, varnish tree, Aleurites moluccana largetreenative to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles
2. (noun)varnish tree, lacquer tree, Chinese lacquer tree, Japanese lacquer tree, Japanese varnish tree, Japanese sumac, Toxicodendron vernicifluum, Rhus verniciflua smallAsiatictreeyielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
Definition of 'varnish tree'
