varnish tree

Noun

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

• large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  lacquer tree , Chinese lacquer tree , Japanese lacquer tree , Japanese varnish tree , Japanese sumac , Toxicodendron vernicifluum , Rhus verniciflua , candlenut , Aleurites moluccana