lacquer tree

noun

Toxicodendron vernicifluum, a tree found in China, Japan, and Korea, whose sap contains urushiol.

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varnish treeChinese lacquer treeJapanese lacquer treeJapanese varnish treeJapanese sumacToxicodendron vernicifluumRhus verniciflua
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Meanings

nounlacquer tree (plural lacquer trees)

plural lacquer trees

  1. Any of three species of tree that is tapped in order to make lacquer from the sap.
    1. Toxicodendron vernicifluum, a tree found in China, Japan, and Korea, whose sap contains urushiol.
    2. Toxicondendron succedanea, a tree found in Taiwan and Vietnam, whose sap contains laccol.
    3. Gluta usitata, a tree found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand, whose sap contains thitsiol.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
varnish treeChinese lacquer treeJapanese lacquer treeJapanese varnish treeJapanese sumacToxicodendron vernicifluumRhus verniciflua
Broader
poisonous plant
Also see
chinese lacquer treejapanese lacquer treejapanese sumacvarnish tree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

lacquer tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacquer%20tree

MLA

“lacquer tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacquer%20tree. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lacquer tree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacquer%20tree.

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