JAPANESE VARNISH TREE

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[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 [n] small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained

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

	See Also:	Firmiana, genus Firmiana, genus Toxicodendron, poisonous plant, Toxicodendron, tree