Japanese varnish tree

Japanese varnish tree
    n 1: 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}]
    2: 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}]