♦ Hippomane mancinella, a tree which grows to a vast size on the coasts of the Caribbee Isles and neighbouring continent. The fruit and sap are highly poisonous; but sleeping beneath the branches does not cause death, as was erroneously supposed.
·noun A euphorbiaceous tree (Hippomane Mancinella) of tropical America, having a poisonous and blist...
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