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Poisonous vs Taxine - What's the difference?

poisonous | taxine |

As a adjective poisonous

is containing sufficient poison to be dangerous.

As a noun taxine is

any of several poisonous alkaloids that may be extracted from the leaves and seeds of the yew tree ().

poisonous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous
  • (of an animal) Inedible due to containing poison; poisonous to eat

    • Synonyms

    * toxic, venomous, attery

    Derived terms

    * poisonousness

    taxine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • any of several poisonous alkaloids that may be extracted from the leaves and seeds of the yew tree ()