Japanese varnish tree
n 1: small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which
lacquer is obtained [syn: varnish tree, lacquer tree,
Chinese lacquer tree, Japanese lacquer tree, Japanese
sumac, Toxicodendron vernicifluum, Rhus verniciflua]
2: 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 [syn: Chinese parasol tree, Chinese
parasol, phoenix tree, Firmiana simplex]