nux vomican.

Brit.

/ˌnʌks ˈvɒmᵻkə/, U.S.

/ˌnəks ˈvɑməkə/

Forms:

α. Middle English nux uomyta, Middle English nux vomita, Middle English nux vomyca, 1500s nucis vomicae, 1500s nvx vomica, 1500s– nux vomica, 1600s nox vomica, 1900s– noxvomik (U.S. regional (southern)), 1900s– noxvomiky (U.S. regional (southern)).

β. U.S. regional (southern) 1800s ox vomit, 1900s– nox vomit.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nux vomica.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin nux vomica (late 12th cent.; from 13th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin nux nut (see nut n.¹) + post-classical Latin vomica , feminine of an otherwise unattested adjective < classical Latin vomere vomit v. + -icus -ic suffix. Compare Old French noiz vomite (13th cent.), Middle French noix vomique (15th cent.), Italian noce vomica (1347), Spanish nuez vómica (a1559). Compare vomic nut n. at vomic adj.In form nucis vomicae after post-classical Latin nucis vomicae , genitive of nux vomica . In form ox vomit (see β forms) representing a reanalysis by folk etymology as if < ox n. + vomit n. In form nox vomit (see β forms) representing a reformation by folk etymology after vomit n.

1. The highly poisonous seeds of the tree Strychnos nux-vomica (see sense 2), which contain the alkaloid strychnine; a preparation made from these seeds, used in medicine (now only in alternative medicine, chiefly in homeopathy) or as a poison. Also (rare): the fruit of this tree.

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nux vomicaa1398

vomic nut1563

vomiting nut1575

ox-vomit1772

crow-fig1778

ratsbane1826

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 236^v Þer is also many diuersite of notes þat acordeþ to medicyne as nux musticata, nux indica, and nux uomyta and oþre suche.

?a1425 MS Hunterian 95 f. 196^v (MED) Nux vomita men vseþ þat is wiþynne forþ and not þe rynde.

1559 P. Morwyng tr. C. Gesner Treasure of Euonymus 92 The water of the nux vomica, or spueinge nut..is..the chiefest remedy against poyson.

1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft xiii. xiii. 309 Into whome he had thrust a dramme of Nux vomica, or some other such poison.

1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso ii. xc. 380 The Arsnick, and Nux Vomica [printed Naux Vomica] of those tortering plasters.

1693 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 763 The Publisher gives us 4 sorts of Caniram, all a-kin to the Nux Vomica of our Shops.

1711 London Gaz. No. 4845/4 2 Bales qt. each 5 C. of Nux Vomica.

1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2240/2 Nux vomica, a flat, compressed, round fruit, about the breadth of a shilling, brought from the East-Indies. It is found a certain poison to dogs, cats, &c.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 127 The nux vomica and Ignatius's bean..combine, with an intense bitter, a most active narcotic virtue.

1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 157 She was in hospital for eleven weeks, under treatment by nux vomica and valerian.

1906 J. Watson Dog Bk. iii. 54 To aid digestion give a pinch of pepsin or a little nux vomica in the drinking water with the food.

1990 New Yorker 5 Feb. 37/2 It [sc. a python] received a dose of nux vomica—literally, ‘emetic nut’—and it had a stool that night.

2000 Here's Health May 19/1 Lycopodium and Nux Vomica are good for gastric problems such as indigestion and constipation.

2. The tree Strychnos nux-vomica (family Loganiaceae), native to southern Asia and cultivated for its seeds. Also nux vomica tree.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding poison > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding poison > nux vomica tree

nux vomica1876

strychnine-plant1884

strychnine-tree1885

1700 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 22 588 This tree..is a species of Nux Vomica.

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 320/2 The nux vomica bark is often sold for it [sc. rohun bark] in the East.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1106/1 The wood of the nux-vomica tree is hard and very bitter.

1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 511 Nux-vomica, is a small tree, with a crooked stem, and corymbs of greenish white flowers.

1990 EastWest Dec. 7/1 (advt.) The seed of the oriental Nux Vomica tree that calms travel sickness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	nux vomica
释义	nux vomican. Brit. /ˌnʌks ˈvɒmᵻkə/, U.S. /ˌnəks ˈvɑməkə/ Forms: α. Middle English nux uomyta, Middle English nux vomita, Middle English nux vomyca, 1500s nucis vomicae, 1500s nvx vomica, 1500s– nux vomica, 1600s nox vomica, 1900s– noxvomik (U.S. regional (southern)), 1900s– noxvomiky (U.S. regional (southern)). β. U.S. regional (southern) 1800s ox vomit, 1900s– nox vomit. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nux vomica. Etymology: < post-classical Latin nux vomica (late 12th cent.; from 13th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin nux nut (see nut n.¹) + post-classical Latin vomica , feminine of an otherwise unattested adjective < classical Latin vomere vomit v. + -icus -ic suffix. Compare Old French noiz vomite (13th cent.), Middle French noix vomique (15th cent.), Italian noce vomica (1347), Spanish nuez vómica (a1559). Compare vomic nut n. at vomic adj.In form nucis vomicae after post-classical Latin nucis vomicae , genitive of nux vomica . In form ox vomit (see β forms) representing a reanalysis by folk etymology as if < ox n. + vomit n. In form nox vomit (see β forms) representing a reformation by folk etymology after vomit n. 1. The highly poisonous seeds of the tree Strychnos nux-vomica (see sense 2), which contain the alkaloid strychnine; a preparation made from these seeds, used in medicine (now only in alternative medicine, chiefly in homeopathy) or as a poison. Also (rare): the fruit of this tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding poison > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding poison > nux vomica tree > nux vomica seed nux vomicaa1398 vomic nut1563 vomiting nut1575 ox-vomit1772 crow-fig1778 ratsbane1826 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 236^v Þer is also many diuersite of notes þat acordeþ to medicyne as nux musticata, nux indica, and nux uomyta and oþre suche. ?a1425 MS Hunterian 95 f. 196^v (MED) Nux vomita men vseþ þat is wiþynne forþ and not þe rynde. 1559 P. Morwyng tr. C. Gesner Treasure of Euonymus 92 The water of the nux vomica, or spueinge nut..is..the chiefest remedy against poyson. 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft xiii. xiii. 309 Into whome he had thrust a dramme of Nux vomica, or some other such poison. 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso ii. xc. 380 The Arsnick, and Nux Vomica [printed Naux Vomica] of those tortering plasters. 1693 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 763 The Publisher gives us 4 sorts of Caniram, all a-kin to the Nux Vomica of our Shops. 1711 London Gaz. No. 4845/4 2 Bales qt. each 5 C. of Nux Vomica. 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2240/2 Nux vomica, a flat, compressed, round fruit, about the breadth of a shilling, brought from the East-Indies. It is found a certain poison to dogs, cats, &c. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 127 The nux vomica and Ignatius's bean..combine, with an intense bitter, a most active narcotic virtue. 1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 157 She was in hospital for eleven weeks, under treatment by nux vomica and valerian. 1906 J. Watson Dog Bk. iii. 54 To aid digestion give a pinch of pepsin or a little nux vomica in the drinking water with the food. 1990 New Yorker 5 Feb. 37/2 It [sc. a python] received a dose of nux vomica—literally, ‘emetic nut’—and it had a stool that night. 2000 Here's Health May 19/1 Lycopodium and Nux Vomica are good for gastric problems such as indigestion and constipation. 2. The tree Strychnos nux-vomica (family Loganiaceae), native to southern Asia and cultivated for its seeds. Also nux vomica tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding poison > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding poison > nux vomica tree nux vomica1876 strychnine-plant1884 strychnine-tree1885 1700 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 22 588 This tree..is a species of Nux Vomica. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 320/2 The nux vomica bark is often sold for it [sc. rohun bark] in the East. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1106/1 The wood of the nux-vomica tree is hard and very bitter. 1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 511 Nux-vomica, is a small tree, with a crooked stem, and corymbs of greenish white flowers. 1990 EastWest Dec. 7/1 (advt.) The seed of the oriental Nux Vomica tree that calms travel sickness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1398
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