ALL meanings of upas
u·pas
U u - noun upas the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison. 1
- noun upas the tree itself. 1
- noun upas (usually countable, botany) A tree Antiaris toxicaria of the mulberry family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands, with poisonous secretions. 0
- noun upas (Uncountable Noun) A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent islands for poisoning arrows derived from the tree. 0
- noun upas (Uncountable Noun) A poison prepared from a climbing plant Strychnos tieute. 0
- noun upas a large moraceous tree of Java, Antiaria toxicaria, having whitish bark and poisonous milky sap 0
- noun upas the sap of this tree, used as an arrow poison 0
- noun upas a tall Javanese tree (Antiaris toxicaria) of the mulberry family, whose whitish bark yields a poisonous, milky juice used as an arrow poison 0
- noun upas the juice of this tree 0
- noun upas something harmful or deadly in its influence 0