See Also: tanghin(dictionary)

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.