japanese varnish tree

Noun

• 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

• small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Chinese parasol tree , Chinese parasol , Japanese varnish tree , phoenix tree , Firmiana simplex , varnish tree , lacquer tree , Chinese lacquer tree , Japanese lacquer tree , Japanese sumac , Toxicodendron vernicifluum , Rhus verniciflua