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upas
noun
(Botany):
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
.
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
Translations:
Etymology:
Malay
phn-pas
or
pohon upas
;
phn
a tree +
pas
poison.
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