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StrychnosenUK
Strych´nos
n. | 1. | (Bot.) A genus of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Loganiaceæ. See Nux vomica. |
StrychnosenUK
Strychnos[′strik‚nōs] (botany) A genus of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Loganiaceae. StrychnosenUK
Strychnos (strik'nos), A genus of tropic shrubs or trees (family Loganiaceae); most South American species contain chiefly quaternary neuromuscular blocking alkaloids, for example, curare; the African, Asiatic, and Australian species contain tertiary strychninelike alkaloids (for example, strychnine, brucine, and yohimbine-type alkaloids). [G. nightshade] |