'Japanese varnish tree' definitions:

Small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained [syn: varnish tree, lacquer tree, Chinese lacquer tree, Japanese lacquer tree, Japanese varnish tree, Japanese sumac, Toxicodendron vernicifluum, Rhus verniciflua]

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, Japanese varnish tree, phoenix tree, Firmiana simplex]