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Definition of poison bulb in English:

poison bulb

noun

  • A South African bulbous plant, Boophane disticha (family Amaryllidaceae), the source of an arrow poison.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. After South African Dutch vergiftbol (also giftbol); compare Afrikaans gifbol.