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Metopium

noun

Me·​to·​pi·​um mə-ˈtō-pē-əm How to pronounce Metopium (audio)
: a genus of trees and shrubs of the cashew family (Anacardiaceae) that includes the poisonwood (M. toxiferum) of southern Florida and the West Indies

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“Metopium.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Metopium. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.

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