upas
[ yoo-puhs ]
/ ˈyu pəs /
noun
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
the tree itself.
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Origin of upas
1775–85; <Javanese: poison, especially dart poison
Words nearby upas
up-and-down, up-and-over, up-and-under, Upanishad, Upanishads, upas, up a tree, upaya, upbear, upbeat, upbound
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upas
/ (ˈjuːpəs) /
noun
a large moraceous tree of Java, Antiaria toxicaria, having whitish bark and poisonous milky sap
the sap of this tree, used as an arrow poison
Also: antiar
Word Origin for upas
C19: from Malay: poison
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