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Thesaurus: Japanese varnish tree

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

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  1. n. small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
  2. 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