Source : WordNet®

Japanese varnish tree
     n 1: small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which
          lacquer is obtained [syn: {varnish tree}, {lacquer tree},
           {Chinese lacquer tree}, {Japanese lacquer tree}, {Japanese
          sumac}, {Toxicodendron vernicifluum}, {Rhus verniciflua}]
     2: 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: {Chinese parasol tree}, {Chinese
        parasol}, {phoenix tree}, {Firmiana simplex}]