NUX VOMICA


Meaning of NUX VOMICA in English

noun (plural ~) Etymology: New Latin, literally, emetic nut Date: 14th century the poisonous disk-shaped seed of a tree ( Strychnos nux-vomica of the family Loganiaceae) of southern Asia that contains several alkaloids and especially strychnine and brucine, a drug containing ~

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