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varnish tree Definition

• (n) large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles
• (n) small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained

varnish tree Synonyms

• Aleurites moluccana
• candlenut
• Chinese lacquer tree
• Japanese lacquer tree
• Japanese sumac
• Japanese varnish tree
• lacquer tree
• Rhus verniciflua
• Toxicodendron vernicifluum
• varnish tree