noun
Japanese tungoil tree; Vernicia cordata
A deciduous tree native to Japan, cultivated for its seeds which yield tung oil. The name is usually written in katakana.
アブラギリの種子からは桐油が採れる。
Tung oil is obtained from the seeds of the Japanese tungoil tree.
Compound of 油 (abura, 'oil') and 桐 (kiri, 'paulownia'), referring to the oil-rich seeds and the resemblance of its leaves to those of the paulownia tree.