Upas

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Upas \U"pas\ ([=u]"p[.a]s), n. [Malay p[=u]hn-[=u]pas; p[=u]hn a
     tree + [=u]pas poison.]
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     1. (Bot.) A tree ({Antiaris toxicaria}) of the Breadfruit
        family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring
        islands. Its secretions are poisonous, and it has been


        fabulously reported that the atmosphere about it is
        deleterious. Called also {bohun upas}.
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     2. A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent islands
        for poisoning arrows. One kind, {upas antiar}, is derived
        from the upas tree ({Antiaris toxicaria}). {Upas tieute}
        is prepared from a climbing plant ({Strychnos Tieute}).
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