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Japanese varnish tree

DEFINITIONS OF: Japanese varnish tree

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n 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

Synonyms:
Chinese parasol, Chinese parasol tree, Firmiana simplex, phoenix tree
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

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

Synonyms:
Chinese lacquer tree, Japanese lacquer tree, Japanese sumac, Rhus verniciflua, Toxicodendron vernicifluum, lacquer tree, varnish tree
Type of:
poisonous plant
a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism
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