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Hottentot's poison bush

Hottentot's poison bush noun: the shrub Acokanthera oppositifolia, containing toxic cardiac glycosides used for poisoning arrows.

Noun

Hottentot's poison bush (uncountable)

  1. The shrub Acokanthera oppositifolia, containing toxic cardiac glycosides used for poisoning arrows.

Questions about Hottentot's poison bush

What does Hottentot's poison bush mean?
Hottentot's poison bush means the shrub Acokanthera oppositifolia, containing toxic cardiac glycosides used for poisoning arrows.
What part of speech is Hottentot's poison bush?
Hottentot's poison bush is a noun.

Words near Hottentot's poison bush in the dictionary

  1. Hottentot gods
  2. Hottentot teal
  3. Hottentot teals
  4. Hottentot's god
  5. Hottentot's gods
  6. Hottentot's poison bush
  7. Hottentotese
  8. Hottentotic
  9. Hottentotish
  10. Hottentotism
  11. Hottentotisms

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