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upas

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands, with poisonous secretions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, usually

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent islands for poisoning arrows and derived from the tree.

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Usage: uncountable, usually

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A poison prepared from the climbing plant Strychnos tieute.

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Usage: uncountable, usually

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay upas.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: анча́р (ančár) — tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 見血封喉 /见血封喉 (jiànxuèfēnghóu) — tree
  • Esperanto: upasarbo — tree
  • French: upas antiar — tree
  • Malay: pokok upas — tree
  • Portuguese: antiar — tree
  • Russian: анча́р (ančár) — tree
  • Russian: упа́с (upás) — tree
  • Ukrainian: анчар (ančar) — tree
  • Vietnamese: sui — tree
  • Vietnamese: thuốc bắn — tree
  • Malay: upas — poison from Antiaris toxicaria
  • Portuguese: antiar — poison from Antiaris toxicaria
  • Malay: upas — poison from Strychnos tieute