bushman poison

noun

Toxicodendron species of the Western Cape province.

Meanings

noun

alternative bushman's poison

  1. Any of a number of organisms used as ingredients by the San people when preparing arrow poisons.
    1. Toxicodendron species of the Western Cape province.
    2. Various Acokanthera species.
    3. Various Euphorbia species.
    4. Adenium boehmianum.
    5. Beetles of the genus Diamphidia.
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