japanese-varnish-tree
Nouns
- (n) small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained Chinese lacquer tree, Japanese lacquer tree, Japanese sumac, lacquer tree, Rhus verniciflua, Toxicodendron vernicifluum, varnish tree,
- (n) 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 Chinese parasol, Chinese parasol tree, Firmiana simplex, phoenix tree,