Japanese varnish tree

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Noun	1.	Japanese varnish tree - 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 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
	2.	Japanese varnish tree - 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 Firmiana, genus Firmiana - small genus of Asian trees or shrubs tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms