Noun
poisonwood (usually uncountable, plural poisonwoods)
Metopium toxiferum, a species of tree found in the American neotropics known for producing the irritant urushiol.
My favorites have been The Poisonwood Bible, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and Ally Carter's Gallagher Girl books (I think my high school students are going to love those!). Source: Internet
I would never have read "Memoirs of a Geisha" by Arthur Golden or "The Poisonwood Bible' by Barbara Kingsolver or "The Glass Castle" by Jeanette Walls if it had not been for authors, readers, and friends like you sharing their great reads. Source: Internet
To my mind, Kingsolver's novels are distinctly divided between before and after The Poisonwood Bible. Source: Internet