Name given to the seeds of other plants, usually from some resemblance in shape to the common bean; e.g. Queensland bean n. Australian name for a…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding poison > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding poison > upas tree or bean (4) bean of St. Ignatiusa1398 Name given to the seeds of other plants, usually from some resemblance in shape to the common bean; e.g. Queensland bean n. Australian name for a… Ignatius' Bean1751 = Bean of St. Ignatius (see bean, n. 4), the poisonous seed of Strychnos ignatii. Also, in South America, applied to the medicinal seed of Fevillea… ipoh1779 The upas tree, Antiaris toxicaria, or a creeping shrub, Strychnos ignatii, both of which are native to SE. Asia and have a poisonous sap; also… upas1814 Botany. The Javanese tree Antiaris toxicaria, yielding a poisonous juice. (Cf. antiar, n.) |
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