| 单词 | quaker buttons |
| 释义 | > as lemmasQuaker buttons Quaker buttons n. (also quaker's button) U.S. (the seeds of) the nux vomica tree, Strychnos nux-vomica, from which strychnine is obtained.In quot. 2004: apparently Strychnos toxifera. ΚΠ 1864 Friends' Intelligencer 16 Apr. 93/2 The fruit [of the nux vomica] is about the size of a small orange..and consists of a soft white pulp..and numerous flat seeds..of a greyish white color, very hard and tough, and are often known as ‘quaker buttons’. 1875 Amer. Cycl. XII. 546/1 Nux vomica... The seeds..are called dog beans, and sometimes, on account of their drab color, ‘Quaker buttons’. 1938 Mail (Charleroi, Pa.) 12 Nov. 5/4 Strychnine..is obtained from the seeds of the..poison-nut tree... The seeds are also commonly known..as..‘Quaker buttons’. 2004 Guardian (Nexis) 5 Apr. (Home section) 9 Strychnine. Known innocuously as Quaker's Button, the plant is the source of the South American poison curare and can only be grown under licence. < as lemmas |
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