- arrow poison
- a preparation of plant alkaloids used on arrows in certain primitive societies.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
arrow poison
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poison — n Poison, venom, virus, toxin, bane mean matter or a substance that when present in an organism or intro duced into it produces an injurious or deadly effect. Poison is the most inclusive of these words and is applicable to any deadly or noxious… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Poison — Poi son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poisoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poisoning}.] [Cf. OF. poisonner, F. empoissoner, L. potionare to give to drink. See {Poison}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To put poison upon or into; to infect with poison; as, to poison an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
