upas (usually uncountable, plural upases)
(usually countable) A tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands, with poisonous secretions.
(uncountable) A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent islands for poisoning arrows derived from the tree.
(uncountable) A poison prepared from the climbing plant Strychnos tieute.
• (Antiaris toxicaria): bohun upas
• (poison from Antiaris toxicaria)
• (poison from Strychnos tieute): upas tieute
• APUs, AUPs, Apsu, Apus, PUAs, UAPs, paus, puas
Source: Wiktionary
U"pas, n. Etym: [Malay p; p a tree + poison.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
2. 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).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
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