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varnish tree Varnish tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum) with autumn foliage.

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Also known as: Chinese lacquer tree, Japanese varnish tree, lacquer tree, wood oil tree
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Japanese varnish tree, Chinese lacquer tree, lacquer tree, or wood oil tree

varnish tree, any of various trees whose milky juice is used to make a varnish or lacquer. The term is applied particularly to an Asian tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum), related to poison ivy, that is highly irritating to the skin. On being tapped, the tree exudes a thick, milky emulsion that was possibly used as the first drying oil; it has the peculiar property of drying only in a moist atmosphere. From this exudate comes the lacquer used to produce the highly polished woodenware of China and Japan with hard and durable coats unaffected by water.

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