The name varnish tree could refer to two species of trees:
- The goldenrain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
- The candlenut, or kukui (Aleurites moluccana)
Famous quotes containing the words varnish and/or tree:
“People are less self-conscious in the intimacy of family life and during the anxiety of a great sorrow. The dazzling varnish of an extreme politeness is then less in evidence, and the true qualities of the heart regain their proper proportions.”
—Stendhal [Marie Henri Beyle] (17831842)
“On a tree by a river a little tom-tit Sang Willow, titwillow, titwillow!
And I said to him, Dicky-bird, why do you sit Singing, Willow, titwillow, titwillow!”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18361911)