antiarin

Variant of antiar

antiar definition

an·tiar (an′tē är′)

noun

  1. the upas tree of Java
  2. a poison made from its gum resin
    also called antiarin an′·tia·rin′ (-tē ə rin′)

Etymology: Javanese antjar

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