Definition of poison

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Poison (n.) To put poison upon or into; to infect with poison; as, to poison an arrow; to poison food or drink..

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Aconite :: Aconite (n.) The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the species of which are poisonous..
Upas :: Upas (n.) 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)..
Delphinine :: Delphinine (n.) A poisonous alkaloid extracted from the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria), as a colorless amorphous powder..
Antivenereal :: Antivenereal (a.) Good against venereal poison; antisyphilitic.
Septiferous :: Septiferous (a.) Conveying putrid poison; as, the virulence of septiferous matter..
Inee :: Inee (n.) An arrow poison, made from an apocynaceous plant (Strophanthus hispidus) of the Gaboon country; -- called also onaye..
Venomous :: Venomous (a.) Having a poison gland or glands for the secretion of venom, as certain serpents and insects..
Venomous :: Venomous (a.) Full of venom; noxious to animal life; poisonous; as, the bite of a serpent may be venomous..
Intoxication :: Intoxication (n.) A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance..
Pyrogen :: Pyrogen (n.) A poison separable from decomposed meat infusions, and supposed to be formed from albuminous matter through the agency of bacteria..
Veratrine :: Veratrine (n.) A poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root hellebore (Veratrum) and from sabadilla seeds as a white crystalline powder, having an acrid, burning taste. It is sometimes used externally, as in ointments, in the local treatment of neuralgia and rheumatism. Called also veratria, and veratrina..
Theriaca :: Theriaca (n.) An ancient composition esteemed efficacious against the effects of poison; especially, a certain compound of sixty-four drugs, prepared, pulverized, and reduced by means of honey to an electuary; -- called also theriaca Andromachi, and Venice treacle..
Bloodflower :: Bloodflower (n.) A genus of bulbous plants, natives of Southern Africa, named Haemanthus, of the Amaryllis family. The juice of H. toxicarius is used by the Hottentots to poison their arrows..
Virulent :: Virulent (a.) Extremely poisonous or venomous; very active in doing injury.
Xylostein :: Xylostein (n.) A glucoside found in the poisonous berries of a species of honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum), and extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance..
Nightshade :: Nightshade (n.) A common name of many species of the genus Solanum, given esp. to the Solanum nigrum, or black nightshade, a low, branching weed with small white flowers and black berries reputed to be poisonous..
Impoison :: Impoison (v. t.) To poison; to imbitter; to impair.
Presentaneous :: Presentaneous (a.) Ready; quick; immediate in effect; as, presentaneous poison..
Tsetse :: Tsetse (n.) A venomous two-winged African fly (Glossina morsitans) whose bite is very poisonous, and even fatal, to horses and cattle, but harmless to men. It renders extensive districts in which it abounds uninhabitable during certain seasons of the year..
Sassy Bark :: Sassy bark () The bark of a West African leguminous tree (Erythrophlaeum Guineense, used by the natives as an ordeal poison, and also medicinally; -- called also mancona bark..
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