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u·ru·shi·ol  audio  (-rsh-ôl, -l, -l) KEY 

NOUN:
A toxic substance present in the resin or on the surface of plants of the genus Rhus, including poison ivy and the lacquer tree, from which a black Japanese lacquer is obtained.
ETYMOLOGY:
Japanese urushi, lacquer + -ol1


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