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upas (iou)



upas noun. L18.
[Malay (pohun) upas poison.]
A poisonous Javanese tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, formerly reputed to destroy all animal life in its vicinity. Also upas tree. L18.
b. fig. A deadly or highly destructive influence. E19.
The poisonous latex of this and similar trees, used as an arrow poison. E19.