antiar

 [an-tee-ahr]  

an·ti·ar

   [an-tee-ahr]
noun
1.
the upas tree.
2.
Also, an·ti·a·rin  [an-tee-er-in] . an arrow poison prepared from the sap of the upas tree.
Origin:
1860–65; said to be < Java Malay ancar
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antiar (ˈæntɪˌɑː)
 
—n
upas another name for upas
 
[from Javanese]

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