English noun: Japanese varnish tree |
1. | Japanese varnish tree (plant) small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained |
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| Synonyms | Chinese lacquer tree, Japanese lacquer tree, Japanese sumac, lacquer tree, Rhus verniciflua, Toxicodendron vernicifluum, varnish tree |
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| Broader (hypernym) | poisonous plant |
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| Member meronym | genus Toxicodendron, Toxicodendron |
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2. | Japanese varnish tree (plant) 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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| Synonyms | Chinese parasol, Chinese parasol tree, Firmiana simplex, phoenix tree |
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| Broader (hypernym) | tree |
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| Member meronym | Firmiana, genus Firmiana |
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