How to pronounce“upas”in English
IPA/ʌpæs/
Syllablesu·pas
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Definitions of “upas”
noun
A tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands, with poisonous secretions.
“[I]t is an all-blasting upas, whose root is earth, and whose leaves are the skies which rain their poison-dews upon mankind.”
Synonyms:bohun upas
noun
A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent islands for poisoning arrows and derived from the tree.