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Noun: poison arrow plant
  1. Medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits
    "The poison arrow plant's toxic sap was historically used for arrow poison";
    - winter sweet, Acocanthera oblongifolia, Acocanthera spectabilis

Derived forms: poison arrow plants

Type of: bush, shrub

Part of: Acocanthera, Acokanthera, genus Acocanthera, genus Acokanthera

Encyclopedia: Poison arrow plant