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poisonwood — noun Date: 1721 a tree (Metopium toxiferum) of the cashew family that is native to Florida and the West Indies and has compound leaves, greenish paniculate flowers, and orange yellow fruits and produces a severely irritating sap … New Collegiate Dictionary
poisonwood — /poy zeuhn wood /, n. a tree, Metopium toxiferum, of southern Florida, that has compound leaves and yellowish, berrylike fruits and is poisonous to touch. Also called poison tree. [1715 25, Amer.; POISON + WOOD1] * * * … Universalium
poisonwood — noun A species of tree found in the American neotropics known for producing the irritant urushiol. Syn: metopium toxiferum, Florida poisontree, hog gum … Wiktionary
poisonwood — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a caustic or poisonous tree (Metopium toxiferum) of the family Anacardiaceae occurring in Florida and the West Indies and having compound leaves, greenish paniculate flowers, and orange yellow fruits 2. : crabwood 3. :… … Useful english dictionary
The Poisonwood Bible — Infobox Book name = The Poisonwood Bible title orig = translator = author = Barbara Kingsolver cover artist = country = United States language = English series = subject = genre = Domestic fiction Historical fiction publisher = HarperFlamingo… … Wikipedia
black poisonwood — noun see black poison … Useful english dictionary
Barbara Kingsolver — Infobox Writer imagesize = 150px name = Barbara Kingsolver caption = pseudonym = birthname = birthdate = April 8, 1955 birthplace = deathdate = deathplace = occupation = novelist, poet, essayist nationality = USA period = 1988 present genre =… … Wikipedia
Metopium toxiferum — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
Метопиум ядоносный — ? Метопиум ядоносный … Википедия
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