- ordeal bark
- noun
Etymology: so called from its use as an ordeal poison: the poisonous bark of a West African tree (Erythrophloeum guineense) of the family Leguminosae : sassy bark
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ordeal tree — noun evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa • Syn: ↑bushman s poison, ↑Acocanthera oppositifolia, ↑Acocanthera venenata • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Aco … Useful english dictionary
mancona bark — Sassy bark Sas sy bark (Bot.) The bark of a West African leguminous tree ({Erythrophl[ae]um Guineense}, used by the natives as an ordeal poison, and also medicinally; called also {mancona bark}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sassy bark — Sas sy bark (Bot.) The bark of a West African leguminous tree ({Erythrophl[ae]um Guineense}, used by the natives as an ordeal poison, and also medicinally; called also {mancona bark}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sassy bark — “+ noun Etymology: sassy probably of African origin; akin to Twi sĕ3sĕ3 (I) plane tree, Ewe se3se3wu3 African oak : the bark of the sasswood that is used locally as an ordeal poison * * * 1. sasswood. 2. the bark of the sasswood, used as a poison … Useful english dictionary
sassy bark — [sas′ē] [prob. of Afr orig.] 1. the bark of a leguminous African tree (Erythrophleum guineense) yielding an alkaloid, used as a substitute for digitalis, and a poison used in trial by ordeal 2. this tree: also called sassywood [sas′ēwood΄] n … English World dictionary
casca bark — the bark of Erythrophloeum guineense, an ordeal poison used in western Africa; called also Mancona b … Medical dictionary
sassy bark — /ˈsæsi bak/ (say sasee bahk) noun 1. the bark of a large African tree, Erythrophloeum guineense, used as a poison in an ordeal (def. 2). 2. Also, sassywood. the tree itself. {see sassy2} …
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