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Meaning of upas

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upas

noun

Definitions

  1. (usually countable) A tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands, with poisonous secretions.

  2. A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent islands for poisoning arrows derived from the tree.

  3. A poison prepared from the climbing plant Strychnos tieute.