| 释义 |
‖ urushi|uˈruːʃi|
Also 8 urusi.
[Jap.]
The Japanese lacquer tree, Rhus verniciflua; also, Japan lacquer, used for coating Japan ware.
1727[see Japan varnish (tree)]. 1881Encycl. Brit. XIII. 590/2 The varnish tree is of several kinds, and the Urushi tree growing in Japan..supplies, it is said, a finer gum than any other of the same species. 1909Cent. Dict. Suppl., Urushi,..Japanese lacquer; varnish. 1965W. Swaan Jap. Lantern x. 120 Lacquer is made from the sap of the urushi or lac tree. 1983New Scientist 21 Apr. 149/1 Far Eastern lacquer, or urushi, is a poisonous exudate from the stems of the lacquer tree, or varnish sumach.., which can be tapped like those of rubber trees. |