n.
Pronunciation: ' brü- ˌ s ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from French, from New Latin Brucea, genus name of Brucea antidysenterica, a shrub
Date: 1823
: a poisonous alkaloid C 23 H 26 N 2 O 4 found with strychnine especially in nux vomica
n.
Pronunciation: ' brü- ˌ s ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from French, from New Latin Brucea, genus name of Brucea antidysenterica, a shrub
Date: 1823
: a poisonous alkaloid C 23 H 26 N 2 O 4 found with strychnine especially in nux vomica
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012