| NOUN | plant | Japanese varnish tree, varnish tree, lacquer tree, Chinese lacquer tree, Japanese lacquer tree, Japanese sumac, Toxicodendron vernicifluum, Rhus verniciflua | small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained |
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| plant | Japanese varnish tree, Chinese parasol tree, Chinese parasol, phoenix tree, Firmiana simplex | 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 |
| Meaning | small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained. | |
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| Synonyms | varnish tree, lacquer tree, Chinese lacquer tree, Japanese lacquer tree, Japanese sumac, Toxicodendron vernicifluum, Rhus verniciflua | |
| Member of | Toxicodendron, genus Toxicodendron | In some classifications |
| Broader | poisonous plant | A plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | Chinese parasol tree, Chinese parasol, phoenix tree, Firmiana simplex | |
| Member of | Firmiana, genus Firmiana | small genus of Asian trees or shrubs |
| Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
| Catalan | firmiana, Firmiana simplex | |
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