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Rareupas
The correct spelling is upas.
How to pronounce upas
noun
Say it like: Upa-s
The correct spelling is upas. (usually countable) A tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands, with poisonous secretions.
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Definition
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.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.
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