MANCHINEEL TREE
\mˈant͡ʃɪnˌiːl tɹˈiː], \mˈantʃɪnˌiːl tɹˈiː], \m_ˈa_n_tʃ_ɪ_n_ˌiː_l t_ɹ_ˈiː]\
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(Bot.) Hippomane mancanilla, ord. Euphorbiaceae of W. Indies and Trop. America ; one of the most poisonous of all vegetable productions ; a drop of its white juice, used for arrows, will burn the skin. A large handsome tree, its wood valuable.
By Henry Percy Smith
