lacquer tree
noun› Any of three species of tree that is tapped…
1
Toxicodendron vernicifluum, a tree found in China, Japan, and Korea, whose sap contains urushiol.
2
Toxicondendron succedanea, a tree found in Taiwan and Vietnam, whose sap contains laccol.
3
Gluta usitata, a tree found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand, whose sap contains thitsiol.
- Derived terms
- Chinese lacquer tree, Japanese lacquer tree