transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnəks-ˈvä-mi-kə ]
noun
( plural nux vomica )
Etymology: New Latin, literally, emetic nut
Date: 14th century
1. : 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 ; also : the tree yielding nux vomica
2. : a drug containing nux vomica