| varnish tree | (n) small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained, Syn. Japanese sumac, Toxicodendron vernicifluum, Japanese varnish tree, lacquer tree, Chinese lacquer tree, Rhus verniciflua, Japanese lacquer tree |
| candlenut | (n) large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles, Syn. varnish tree, Aleurites moluccana |
| chinese parasol tree | (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, Syn. Firmiana simplex, Chinese parasol, phoenix tree, Japanese varnish tree |
