antiar

antiar
n. = UPAS 1a, 2.
Etymology: Jav. antjar

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\\ˈantēˌär\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Javanese antjar upas tree
1. : a poisonous gum resin from the upas tree
2. : an arrow poison prepared from antiar

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/an"tee ahr'/, n.
1. the upas tree.
2. Also, antiarin /an"tee euhr in/. an arrow poison prepared from the sap of the upas tree.
[1860-65; said to be < Java Malay ancar]

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antiar /anˈchär or anˈti-är/
noun
1. The upas-tree
2. Its poisonous latex
ORIGIN: Javanese antjar

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antiar
(ˈæntʃə(r), ˈæntɪə(r))
[a. Jav. antjar, antschar.]
The Upas tree of Java, Antiaris toxicaria; also, the poison obtained from it. antiar resin, a non-poisonous product of the same tree.

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