Définition de « upas » en Anglais

noun

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

3. (uncountable) A poison prepared from the climbing plant Strychnos tieute.