# upas

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands, with poisonous secretions.
2. A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent islands for poisoning arrows and derived from the tree.
3. A poison prepared from the climbing plant Strychnos tieute.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Malay upas.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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