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RHUS VERNICIFLUA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
Synonyms:
Chinese lacquer tree; Japanese lacquer tree; Japanese sumac; Japanese varnish tree; lacquer tree; Rhus verniciflua; Toxicodendron vernicifluum; varnish tree
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Rhus verniciflua" is a kind of...):
poisonous plant (a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)
Holonyms ("Rhus verniciflua" is a member of...):
genus Toxicodendron; Toxicodendron (in some classifications: comprising those members of the genus Rhus having foliage that is poisonous to the touch; of North America and northern South America)
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