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upas (yo̵̅o̅′pəs)
noun
- a tall Javanese tree (Antiaris toxicaria) of the mulberry family, whose whitish bark yields a poisonous, milky juice used as an arrow poison
- the juice of this tree
- something harmful or deadly in its influence
Etymology: short for Malay pohon upas, lit., poison tree (< Javanese upas, plant poison)
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