Noun has 2 senses

• japanese varnish tree(n = noun.plant) chinese lacquer tree, japanese lacquer tree, japanese sumac, lacquer tree, rhus verniciflua, toxicodendron vernicifluum, varnish tree - small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained;



• japanese varnish tree(n = noun.plant) chinese parasol, chinese parasol tree, firmiana simplex, phoenix tree - 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;