noun
small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
• Syn:
↑varnish tree, ↑lacquer tree, ↑Chinese lacquer tree, ↑Japanese varnish tree, ↑Japanese sumac, ↑Toxicodendron vernicifluum, ↑Rhus verniciflua
• Hypernyms: ↑poisonous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Toxicodendron, ↑genus Toxicodendron
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nounUsage: usually capitalized J
Useful english dictionary. 2012.