lacquer tree
noun
any of several trees yielding a resin used as lacquer, as Rhus verniciflua, of Japan.
Origin of lacquer tree
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby lacquer tree
laconical,
laconicum,
laconism,
lacoste,
lacquer,
lacquer tree,
lacquey,
lacretelle,
lacrimal,
lacrimal apparatus,
lacrimal artery
Example sentences from the Web for lacquer tree
The lacquer-tree (Rhus vernicifera) grows mainly in the island of Hondo.
Commercial Geography |Jacques W. RedwayThe lacquer-tree—the Rhus vernix—which is used in the well-known lacquer work, is a handsome tree.
In the Eastern Seas |W.H.G. KingstonThe material used in Japan is resin-lac, an exudation from the lacquer-tree (Rhus vernicifera).