noun
- plural of antiar; a tropical tree of the mulberry family native to Java, or the poisonous sap obtained from it, historically used on arrows and blowgun darts
Usage: often used in historical or botanical contexts; the singular form is 'antiar'
Examples
- The antiars trees grow in the rainforests of Southeast Asia.
- Indigenous peoples extracted poison from antiars to coat their hunting weapons.
- Antiars sap was one of the most potent plant toxins known to early naturalists.
- The botanical study examined several specimens of antiars collected from Java.