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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nux vom•i•ca (nuks′ vom′i kə),USA pronunciation - Plant Biologythe seed of the orangelike fruit of an East Indian tree, Strychnos nux-vomica, of the logania family, containing strychnine, used in medicine.
- Plant Biologythe tree itself;
strychnine.
- Neo-Latin: literally, vomiting nut
- 1570–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nux vomica /ˈnʌks ˈvɒmɪkə/ n - an Indian spiny loganiaceous tree, Strychnos nux-vomica, with orange-red berries containing poisonous seeds
- any of the seeds of this tree, which contain strychnine and other poisonous alkaloids
- a medicine manufactured from the seeds of this tree, formerly used as a heart stimulant
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin: vomiting nut |