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varnish tree

n.

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

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varnish tree

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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various trees, such as the lacquer tree, yielding substances used to make varnish or lacquer

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	varnish tree - 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 candlenut - seed of candlenut tree; source of soil used in varnishes Aleurites, genus Aleurites - candlenut angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
	2.	varnish tree - 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 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