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English noun: Japanese varnish tree

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


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


Broader (hypernym)poisonous plant


Member meronymgenus Toxicodendron, Toxicodendron

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


SynonymsChinese parasol, Chinese parasol tree, Firmiana simplex, phoenix tree


Broader (hypernym)tree


Member meronymFirmiana, genus Firmiana









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