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Upas

(usually countable) A tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands, with poisonous secretions.

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noun
  1. 1

    (usually countable) A tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands, with poisonous secretions.

  2. 2

    A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent islands for poisoning arrows derived from the tree.

  3. 3

    A poison prepared from the climbing plant Strychnos tieute.

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