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Definition of Rhus verniciflua
1. Noun. Small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained.
Exact synonyms: Chinese Lacquer Tree, Japanese Lacquer Tree, Japanese Sumac, Japanese Varnish Tree, Lacquer Tree, Toxicodendron Vernicifluum, Varnish Tree
Group relationships: Genus Toxicodendron, Toxicodendron
Generic synonyms: Poisonous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Toxicodendron, Toxicodendron
Generic synonyms: Poisonous Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhus Verniciflua
Literary usage of Rhus verniciflua
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A naturalist in western China: with vasculum, camera, and gun; being some by Ernest Henry Wilson, Charles Sprague Sargent (1913)
"Of the members of this family in the two regions Rhus verniciflua Stokes, the
Chinese Lacquer tree, is no doubt the most valuable. ..."
2. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1913)
"Rhus verniciflua, 31639. Rice (Chinese Turkestan), 31823 to 31832. Rollinia sp., 31383.
Roquette. See Eruca saliva. Rosa spp., 31692 to 31694. ..."
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