Chinese lacquer tree

Meanings

nounChinese lacquer tree (plural Chinese lacquer trees)

A tree of speciesToxicodendron vernicifluum, native to Asia, whose toxic sap is used to make lacquerware.
Synonyms: Japanese lacquer tree, Japanese sumac, varnish tree

nounA tree of speciesToxicodendron vernicifluum, native to Asia, whose toxic sap is used to make lacquerware.

nounsmall Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained

Similar

varnish tree lacquer tree Japanese lacquer treeJapanese varnish treeJapanese sumacToxicodendron vernicifluumRhus verniciflua

Broader

poisonous plant

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Bulgarian кита́йско ла́ково дърво́

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