| NOUN | plant | varnish tree, candlenut, Aleurites moluccana | large tree native to southeastern Asia |
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| plant | varnish tree, lacquer tree, Chinese lacquer tree, Japanese lacquer tree, Japanese varnish tree, Japanese sumac, Toxicodendron vernicifluum, Rhus verniciflua | small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained |
| Meaning | large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles. | |
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| Synonyms | candlenut, Aleurites moluccana | |
| Member of | Aleurites, genus Aleurites | candlenut |
| Parts | candlenut | seed of candlenut tree |
| Broader | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | Any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary |
| Meaning | small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained. | |
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| Synonyms | lacquer tree, Chinese lacquer tree, Japanese lacquer tree, Japanese varnish 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 |
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