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Upas
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What's The Definition Of Upas?Synonyms | Synonyms for Upas: Related Terms | Find terms related to Upas: See Also | Upas In Webster's Dictionary \U"pas\, n. [Malay p?hn-?pas; p?hn a tree + ?pas poison.]
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}.
2. A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent islands
for poisoning arrows. One kind, {upas antiar}, is, derived
from upas tree ({Antiaris toxicaria}). {Upas tieute} is
prepared from a climbing plant ({Strychnos Tieute}).
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