Definition for HIP'PO-MANE

HIP'PO-MANE, n. [Gr. ιππος, a horse, and μανια, madness.]

  1. A sort of poisonous substance, used anciently as a philter or love-charm. Encyc.
  2. In botany, the manchineel-tree, which abounds with a milky juice which is acrid, caustic, and poisonous. Encyc.

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