nux vomica

• POS: Noun Phrase
• HYPHEN: nux vom=i=ca

CIDE DICTIONARY

nux vomica,  [NL., fr. L. nux a nut + vomere to vomit.].

 The seed of Strychnos Nuxvomica, a tree which abounds on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts of the East Indies. From this seed the deadly poisons known as strychnine and brucine are obtained. The seeds are sometimes called Quaker buttons.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

nux vomica, n.
1 an E. Indian tree, Strychnos nux-vomica, yielding a poisonous fruit.
2 the seeds of this tree, containing strychnine.

Etymology

med.L f. L nux nut + vomicus f. vomere vomit

ROGET THESAURUS

nux vomica

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