urushi
English edit
Etymology edit
From Japanese 漆 (urushi, “lacquer tree”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
urushi (uncountable)
- Lacquer from the tree Toxicodendron vernicifluum.
- 1951, United States Armed Forces Medical Journal, volume 2, page 506:
- The unlacquered piece gave a negative reaction. Patch testing with 10 percent urushi lacquer gave a reaction similar to that from the lacquered wood.