Varnish Tree
the name given to various trees which furnish varnish.
They are chiefly natives of the hotter parts of the Eastern Hemisphere and the varnish tree of each country or large province is, as a rule, different from that of others. In Tenasserim, Pegu, etc., the varnish tree is Melanorrhea usitatissima, sometimes specifically called the Black, or Martabam varnish; that of Japan is Rhus vernicifera and Stagmaria verniciflua; that of Sylhet, Semecarpus The varnish tree of the the Mediteranacardium. countries bordering on anacardium. The varnish tree of the countries bordering on the Mediterthe leaves of which are divided into It is 15 to 20 the leaves of which are divided into with a terminal one. feet high. feet high.
Roman commander who was defeated at VARRO