varnish tree

Noun
  1. Large tree native to southeastern Asia;
    The nuts yield oil used in varnishes;
    Nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles (synset 112948254)
    is a type of: angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
    belongs to: aleurites, genus aleurites - candlenut
    has: candlenut - seed of candlenut tree; source of soil used in varnishes
    same as: aleurites moluccana, candlenut
  2. Small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained (synset 112788408)
    is a type of: poisonous plant - a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism
    belongs to: genus toxicodendron, toxicodendron - in some classifications: comprising those members of the genus Rhus having foliage that is poisonous to the touch; of North America and northern South America
    same as: chinese lacquer tree, japanese lacquer tree, japanese sumac, japanese varnish tree, lacquer tree, rhus verniciflua, toxicodendron vernicifluum

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