ordeal tree

noun

1

: a poisonous Madagascan tree (Tanghinia venenifera) having fruit resembling plums and poisonous seeds

2

: ordeal bark

3

: a southern African tree (Acocanthera venenata)

4

: a poisonous central African shrub (Strychnos densiflora)

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