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A poisonous tree of Madagascar (Cerbera manghas (syn. Tanghinia venenifera). Those suspected of crime were forced to eat the seeds of the plumlike fruit, and criminals were put to death by being pricked with a lance dipped in the juice of the seeds.
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マダガスカル原産の有毒な木(Cerbera manghas)。犯罪の疑いがある者に対して、プラムのような果実の種を食べさせるなどの拷問や、種の汁に浸した槍で刺して死刑に処するために利用された歴史的背景を持つ。
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