NUX VOMICA


Meaning of NUX VOMICA in English

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

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