breadfruit tree
81Upas — U pas ([=u] p[.a]s), n. [Malay p[=u]hn [=u]pas; p[=u]hn a tree + [=u]pas poison.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A tree ({Antiaris toxicaria}) of the Breadfruit family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands. Its secretions are… …
82upas antiar — Upas U pas ([=u] p[.a]s), n. [Malay p[=u]hn [=u]pas; p[=u]hn a tree + [=u]pas poison.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A tree ({Antiaris toxicaria}) of the Breadfruit family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands. Its secretions are… …
83Upas tieute — Upas U pas ([=u] p[.a]s), n. [Malay p[=u]hn [=u]pas; p[=u]hn a tree + [=u]pas poison.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A tree ({Antiaris toxicaria}) of the Breadfruit family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands. Its secretions are… …
84History of the Caribbean — The history of the Caribbean reveals the significant role the region played in the colonial struggles of the European powers since the fifteenth century. In the twentieth century the Caribbean was again important during World War II, in the… …
85Arrow poison — Arrow poisons are used to poison arrow heads or darts for the purposes of hunting. They have been used by hunter gatherer peoples worldwide and are still in use in areas of South America, Africa and Asia. Notable examples are the poisons secreted …
86Agriculture in Haiti — Agriculture continued to be the mainstay of the economy of Haiti in the late 1980s; it employed approximately 66 percent of the labor force and accounted for about 35 percent of GDP and for 24 percent of exports in 1987 (see fig. 14). The role of …
87jackfruit — /jak frooht /, n. 1. a large, tropical, milky juiced tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the mulberry family, having stiff and glossy green leaves, cultivated for its very large, edible fruit and seeds. 2. the fruit of this tree, which may weigh… …
88vegetable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Any plant Nouns 1. vegetable kingdom, vegetation, vegetable life; plants, flora, verdure; growth, biome; weed. 2. vegetable, fungus, legume, fruit, nut, seed (see food). 3. tree; acacia, alder, almond,… …
89Morus — noun type genus of the Moraceae: mulberries • Syn: ↑genus Morus • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Moraceae, ↑family Moraceae, ↑mulberry famil …
90Cecropia peltata — Trumpetwood Trump et*wood , n. (Bot.) A tropical American tree ({Cecropia peltata}) of the Breadfruit family, having hollow stems, which are used for wind instruments; called also {snakewood}, and {trumpet tree}. [1913 Webster] …
