poisonwood

poisonwood
/poy"zeuhn wood'/, n.
a tree, Metopium toxiferum, of southern Florida, that has compound leaves and yellowish, berrylike fruits and is poisonous to touch. Also called poison tree.
[1715-25, Amer.; POISON + WOOD1]

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