| 单词 | poison-nut |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspoison-nut poison-nut n. (a) the tree nux vomica of southern Asia, Strychnos nux-vomica; (also) the highly poisonous seed of this tree; †(b) (the seeds of) any of several African trees of the genus Cerbera (family Apocynaceae), esp. C. manghas, the seed of which was formerly used in Madagascar as an ordeal poison (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding poison > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding poison > tanghin shrub or seed poison-nut1794 tanghin1866 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > trying or hearing of cause > [noun] > trial > trial by ordeal > types of > equipment used in ironOE poison-nut1794 ordeal bean1861 1794 W. Woodville Med. Bot. Suppl. 29 Strychnos Nux Vomica. Vomic nut, or Poison-nut. 1849 J. H. Balfour Man. Bot. 947 Strychnos Nux-Vomica, the Poison-nut or Koochla,..supplies the substance called Nux-Vomica. 1857 A. Henfrey Elem. Course Bot. §512 The seeds of..the Madagascar Poison-nut are very deadly. 1890 Cent. Dict. Poison-nut, the fruit of Cerbera Tanghin, and doubtless of C. Odollam. 1991 S. Gibson & R. Gibson Homoeopathy for Everyone (new ed.) 211 Nux vomica..Poison-nut. Principle indications: stomach ailments and flu. < as lemmas |
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