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upas (yo̵̅o̅pəs)

noun

  1. a tall Javanese tree (Antiaris toxicaria) of the mulberry family, whose whitish bark yields a poisonous, milky juice used as an arrow poison
  2. the juice of this tree
  3. something harmful or deadly in its influence

Etymology: short for Malay pohon upas, lit., poison tree (< Javanese upas, plant poison)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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