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What (who) is upas - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Upas (disambiguation)
upas
['ju:p?s]
¦ noun
1. a tropical Asian tree with poisonous milky sap. [Antiaris toxicaria.]
2. (in folklore) a Javanese tree alleged to poison its surroundings.
Origin
C18: from Malay (pohun) upas 'poison'.
Upas
·noun A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent islands for poisoning arrows. One kind, upas antiar, is, derived from upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria). Upas tieute is prepared from a climbing plant (Strychnos Tieute).
II. Upas ·noun A tree (Antiaris toxicaria) of the Breadfruit family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands. Its secretions are poisonous, and it has been fabulously reported that the atmosphere about it is deleterious. Called also bohun upas.
Antiaris
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![[[Sumpit]]an quiver and poison cup from the [[Dayak people]] of [[Sabah]], [[Malaysia]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Bamboe pijlkoker met blaasroerpijlen en vergifbakje TMnr A-2953.jpg?width=200 "[[Sumpit]]an quiver and poison cup from the [[Dayak people]] of [[Sabah]], [[Malaysia]]")
GENUS OF PLANTS
Antiaris toxicaria; Upas Tree; Upas tree; Antiaris africana; False mvule
Antiaris toxicaria is a tree in the mulberry and fig family, Moraceae. It is the only species currently recognized in the genus Antiaris.
Wikipedia
Upas
Upas may refer to:
- Antiaris, plant known as Upas tree
- SS Upas, Irish ship sunk in 1915
Examples of use of upas
1. The Iron Lady herself was once compared by Labour‘s Denis Healy to the "deadly upas tree" which is reputed to poison everything in its shade.
2. Officials said rebel forces captured two men holding Donna May Ramos and rescued the girl Saturday evening in the hinterland village of Limbo Upas in Tipo–Tipo town, a known stronghold of the MILF.