upas

noun

Meaning

(usually countable) A tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands, with poisonous secretions.
A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent islands for poisoning arrows derived from the tree.
A poison prepared from the climbing plant Strychnos tieute.

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Related words

mulberry(English)antiar(English)amber tree(English)purau(English)araucarian(English)sapucaia(English)aroeira(English)anamu(English)upa(English)frontier(English)borders(English)tree(English)

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Sources

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