varnish tree

n 1: large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil

used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used

locally as candles [syn: {candlenut}, {Aleurites

moluccana}]

2: small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which

lacquer is obtained [syn: {lacquer tree}, {Chinese lacquer

tree}, {Japanese lacquer tree}, {Japanese varnish tree}, {Japanese

sumac}, {Toxicodendron vernicifluum}, {Rhus verniciflua}]