HyperDic: lacquer_tree

English > 1 sense of the expression lacquer tree:
NOUNplantlacquer tree, varnish tree, Chinese lacquer tree, Japanese lacquer tree, Japanese varnish tree, Japanese sumac, Toxicodendron vernicifluum, Rhus vernicifluasmall Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
English > lacquer tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained.
Synonymsvarnish tree, Chinese lacquer tree, Japanese lacquer tree, Japanese varnish tree, Japanese sumac, Toxicodendron vernicifluum, Rhus verniciflua
Member ofToxicodendron, genus ToxicodendronIn some classifications
Broaderpoisonous plantA plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism

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