antiar

American  

[an-tee-ahr] / ˈæn tiˌɑr /

noun

1. the upas tree.

2. Also antiarin an arrow poison prepared from the sap of the upas tree.

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antiar British  

/ ˈæntɪˌɑː /

noun

1. another name for upas upas

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Etymology

Origin of antiar

1860–65; said to be < Java Malay ancar

Example Sentences

A poisonous principle obtained from antiar.

From Project Gutenberg

The tree from which it is extracted is named Bohou Upas, Boa Upas, and Pohou Antiar.

From Project Gutenberg

This tree, according to Deschamps, is named in the country, pohou antiar; it frequently rises to the height of thirty or forty feet.

From Project Gutenberg

They have two varieties of the tree, as in Java; the one called upas antiar, and the other, much more violent and prompt in its action, upas tieute In the preparation of the poison for use much mystery is observed by the natives, and various ingredients are mixed up with it; but as they are known to be harmless, such as onion and garlic juice, pepper, ginger, galanga, they are most probably employed to deceive the curious who might wish to ascertain the nature of this deadly composition.

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