lacquer tree
lacquer tree · lacquer trees
Any of three species of tree that is tapped in order to make lacquer from the sapAny of three species of tree that is tapped in order to make lacquer from the sap.: Toxicodendron vernicifluum, a tree found in China, Japan, and Korea, whose sap contains urushiol.
Meaning
3 sensesAny of three species of tree that is tapped in order to make lacquer from the sap.
Toxicodendron vernicifluum, a tree found in China, Japan, and Korea, whose sap contains urushiol.
Toxicondendron succedanea, a tree found in Taiwan and Vietnam, whose sap contains laccol.
Gluta usitata, a tree found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand, whose sap contains thitsiol.
More definitions
- small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
Forms
plural: lacquer trees| Singular | lacquer tree |
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Synonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained:varnish treeChinese lacquer treeJapanese lacquer treeJapanese varnish treeJapanese sumacToxicodendron vernicifluumRhus verniciflua