varnish tree


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varnish tree

n.
Any of several trees having milky juice used to make varnish.
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varnish tree

n
(Plants) any of various trees, such as the lacquer tree, yielding substances used to make varnish or lacquer
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var′nish tree`


n.
any of various trees yielding sap that can be used for varnish, as Rhus verniciflua, of the cashew family.
[1750–60]
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Noun 1. [画像:varnish tree - large tree native to southeastern Asia]varnish tree - large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles
candlenut - seed of candlenut tree; source of soil used in varnishes
angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
2. [画像:varnish tree - small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained]varnish tree - small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
genus Toxicodendron, Toxicodendron - in some classifications: comprising those members of the genus Rhus having foliage that is poisonous to the touch; of North America and northern South America
poisonous plant - a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism
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Round the enclosure were high banks on which a triple line of trees of different kinds were growing; the first row consisted of acacias, the second of Japanese varnish trees, and some young elms grew on the highest row of all.
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