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Antiaris saccidora
Sack bearer (Zo["o]l.). See Basket worm, under Basket. Sack tree (Bot.), an East Indian tree (Antiaris saccidora) which is cut into lengths, and made into sacks by turning the bark inside out, and leaving a slice of the wood for a bottom. To give the sack to or get the sack, to discharge, or be discharged, from employment; to jilt, or be jilted. [Slang]
Antiaris toxicaria
Upas U"pas, n. [Malay p?hn-?pas; p?hn a tree + ?pas poison.] 1. (Bot.) 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.
Antiaris toxicaria
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).
Antiaris toxicaria
Antiar An"ti*ar, n. [Jav. antjar.] A Virulent poison prepared in Java from the gum resin of one species of the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria).

Meaning of Antiaris from wikipedia

- Antiaris toxicaria is a tree in the mulberry and fig family, Moraceae. It is the only species currently recognized in the genus Antiaris. The genus Antiaris...
- Pseudostreblus Bureau (1 sp.) Olmedieae Trécul 1847 (syn. Castilleae) Antiaris Lesch. (1 sp.) Antiaropsis K.Schum. (2 spp.) Castilla Cerv. (3 spp.) Helicostylis...
- no obvious preference for tree type, they have often been observed in Antiaris toxicaria. They are prey for many forest predators, and are threatened...
- plant sources for the poisons are members of the genera Antiaris, Strychnos and Strophanthus. Antiaris toxicaria, a tree of the mulberry and breadfruit family...
- can be derived. Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley): convallatoxin Antiaris toxicaria (upas tree): antiarin Strophanthus kombe (Strophanthus vine):...
- sumpit (or sumpitan) blowgun darts are typically coated in the sap of Antiaris toxicaria (upas) which causes convulsions and death by cardiac arrest....
- poisons are mainly extracted from plants of the Antiaris, Strychnos and Strophanthus genera, and Antiaris toxicaria (a tree of the mulberry and breadfruit...
- including Milicia excelsa which is more commonly known locally as iroko, Antiaris africana, Terminalia superba which is known locally as afara, Entandrophragma...
- bamboo. They used thick short darts dipped in the concentrated sap of Antiaris toxicaria which could cause lethal cardiac arrest. The simple sharpened...
- spikes) Araceae Alismatales CS G Anthyllis Gr**** name Fabaceae Fabales CS G Antiaris Javanese derivation Moraceae Rosales St G Anticlea Anticlea, mother of...