varnish tree Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles
    candlenut; Aleurites moluccana.
  2. noun small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
    Japanese sumac; lacquer tree; Rhus verniciflua; Toxicodendron vernicifluum; Chinese lacquer tree; Japanese varnish tree; Japanese lacquer tree.

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