NOUN | plant | Rhus verniciflua, varnish tree, lacquer tree, Chinese lacquer tree, Japanese lacquer tree, Japanese varnish tree, Japanese sumac, Toxicodendron vernicifluum | small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained |
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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 varnish tree, Japanese sumac, Toxicodendron vernicifluum | |
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 |
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