See Also: tanghin(dictionary)
hostie(1)(dictionary)
hostie(2)(dictionary)

hostie(1) (iou) and tanghin (iou)


hostie(1) (iou)



hostie noun1. Now arch. rare. L15.
[Old & mod. French from Latin hostia: see HOST noun3.]
= HOST noun3 1. L15-L17.
= HOST noun3 2. L16.

tanghin (iou)



tanghin noun. , & Other vars. L18.
[French from Malagasy tangena, -gen'.]
A poison formerly used in Madagascan trial by ordeal and obtained from the kernels of Cerbera tanghin (family Apocynaceae), a Madagascan shrub with large purplish fruit. L18.
The shrub yielding this poison. M19.