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Arrow poison
Answer for the clue "Arrow poison ", 6 letters:
antiar
Word definitions for antiar in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A poison obtained from the upas tree.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ).
Usage examples of antiar.
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In their father's books they found references to the Antiar or Antshar of the Indo-Malay archipelago, the Antiaris toxicaria whose milky juice contains a most potent poison, like the quintessence of belladonna.