upas
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danh từ
- (thực vật học) cây sui ((cũng) upas-tree)
- nhựa sui
- (nghĩa bóng) nh hưởng tai hại
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
n. A tree (Antiaris toxicaria) of the Breadfruit family, common\n in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands. Its secretions are\n poisonous, and it has been fabulously reported that the atmosphere\n about it is deleterious. Called also bohun upas.\nn. A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent islands for\n poisoning arrows. One kind, upas antiar, is, derived from upas tree\n (Antiaris toxicaria). Upas tieute is prepared from a climbing plant\n (Strychnos Tieute).