varnish-tree
Nouns
- (n) large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles Aleurites moluccana, candlenut,
- (n) small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained Chinese lacquer tree, Japanese lacquer tree, Japanese sumac, Japanese varnish tree, lacquer tree, Rhus verniciflua, Toxicodendron vernicifluum,