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English noun: varnish tree

1. varnish tree (plant) large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles


SynonymsAleurites moluccana, candlenut


Broader (hypernym)angiospermous tree, flowering tree


Part holonymcandlenut


Member meronymAleurites, genus Aleurites

2. varnish tree (plant) small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained


SynonymsChinese lacquer tree, Japanese lacquer tree, Japanese sumac, Japanese varnish tree, lacquer tree, Rhus verniciflua, Toxicodendron vernicifluum


Broader (hypernym)poisonous plant


Member meronymgenus Toxicodendron, Toxicodendron









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