English Explanatory Dictionary

lacquer tree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of three species of tree that is tapped in order to make lacquer from the sap.
  2. Toxicodendron vernicifluum, a tree found in China, Japan, and Korea, whose sap contains urushiol.
  3. Toxicondendron succedanea, a tree found in Taiwan and Vietnam, whose sap contains laccol.
  4. Gluta usitata, a tree found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand, whose sap contains thitsiol.

Word forms

lacquer tree lacquer trees

Derived words

Chinese lacquer tree Japanese lacquer tree
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