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The '''Gifboom''', i.e. 'poison tree', (''Euphorbia virosa'') is a [[plant]] of the spurge family [[Euphorbiaceae]]. It has a short main stem, usually twis ...substance is very [[poison]]ous and is used by [[Bushmen]] to dip the tips of their hunting arrows. Contact with it causes skin irritation, and if the ey