STRYCHNOS

Meaning of STRYCHNOS in English

noun a genus of tropical trees and shrubs of the order loganiaceae. ·see nux vomica.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

STRYCHNOS — ˈstriknəs, -ˌnäs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, nightshade, from Greek : a large genus of tropical trees …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRYCHNOS — (n.) A genus of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Loganiaceae. See Nux vomica.
Английский словарь Webster
STRYCHNOS — ( n. ) A genus of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Loganiaceae. See Nux vomica.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRYCHNOS — genus of tropical woody plants, many of them trees, in the family Loganiaceae (order Gentianales). The flowers are small and …
Britannica English vocabulary
STRYCHNO — n [Bot.] Strychnos
Interlingua English vocab
STRYCHNINE — noun Etymology: French, from New Latin Strychnos, from Latin, nightshade, from Greek Date: 1819 a bitter poisonous alkaloid C 21 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NUX VOMICA — noun (plural ~) Etymology: New Latin, literally, emetic nut Date: 14th century the poisonous disk-shaped seed of a tree ( …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CURARE — also curari noun Etymology: Portuguese & Spanish ~, from Carib kurari Date: 1777 a dried aqueous extract especially of a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STRYCHNINE — Organic compound, a poisonous alkaloid obtained from seeds of the nux vomica tree of India and related plants of the …
Английский словарь Британика
CURARE — Organic compound, an alkaloid that occurs in various tropical American plants (mostly of the genus Strychnos ) and causes paralysis …
Английский словарь Британика
STRYCHNINE — I. ˈstrikˌnīn, -_nə̇n, -ˌnēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from New Latin Strychnos + French -ine 1. : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VOMICINE — ˈväməˌsēn, -_sə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin vomica (in nux-vomica, specific epithet of the nux vomica tree Strychnos …
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UPAS — ˈyüpəs noun ( -es ) Etymology: Malay ( pohon ) upas, from pohon tree + upas poison, from Javanese 1. …
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TOXIFERINE — täkˈsifəˌrēn, -_rə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin toxifera (specific epithet of the woody vine Strychnos toxifera that yields …
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STRYCHNIC — -nik, -nēk adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary strychn- (from New Latin Strychnos ) + -ic : of, relating to, or …
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STRYCHNIA — ˈstriknēə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Strychnos : strychnine
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SAINT-IGNATIUS'S-BEAN — -ig|nāsh(ē)əs(ə̇z)|- noun Usage: usually capitalized S&I Etymology: after St. Ignatius of Loyola (Íñigo de Oñez y Loyola) died 1556 Spanish …
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ORDEAL TREE — noun 1. : a poisonous Madagascan tree ( Tanghinia venenifera ) having fruit resembling plums and poisonous seeds 2. : …
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NUX VOMICA — |nəksˈvämə̇kə noun ( plural nux vomica ) Etymology: New Latin, literally, emetic nut 1. : the poisonous seed of an …
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MONKEY ORANGE — noun 1. : either of two deciduous African shrubs or small trees ( Strychnos inocua and Strychnos spinosa ) having …
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CURARE — k(y)üˈrärē noun or cu·ra·ra -ärə ( -s ) Etymology: Portuguese & Spanish curare, from Carib kurari 1. : any of …
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STRYCHNINE — — strychnic , adj. /strik"nin, -neen, -nuyn/ , n. 1. Pharm. a colorless, crystalline poison, C 21 H 22 N …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRYCHNINE — noun Etymology: French, from New Latin Strychnos, from Latin, nightshade, from Greek Date: 1819 : a bitter poisonous alkaloid C …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRYCHNINE — [strych.nine] n [F, fr. NL Strychnos, fr. L, nightshade, fr. Gk] (1819): a bitter poisonous alkaloid that is obtained from …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLOWGUN — tubular weapon from which projectiles are forcefully propelled by human breath. Primarily for hunting, it is rarely used in warfare. …
Britannica English vocabulary
LOGANIACEAE — family of flowering plants in the order Gentianales, containing about 21 genera with more than 500 species of woody vines, …
Britannica English vocabulary
STRYCHNINE — n. a vegetable alkaloid obtained from plants of the genus Strychnos (esp. nux vomica), bitter and highly poisonous, used as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRYCHNINE — n. a vegetable alkaloid obtained from plants of the genus Strychnos (esp. nux vomica), bitter and highly poisonous, used as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRYCHNINE — n. a vegetable alkaloid obtained from plants of the genus Strychnos (esp. nux vomica), bitter and highly poisonous, used as …
Oxford English vocab
РВОТНЫЙ КОРЕНЬ — 1) (Strychnos nux-vomica) glume grass 2) (Psychotria ipecacuanha) ipecacuanha 3) (Strychnos nux-vomica) poison nut
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь
АЛКАЛОИДЫ — АЛКАЛОИДЫ Алкалоиды часто встречаются в виде солей растительных кислот. Одни из них присутствуют в растениях в соединениях с сахарами (например, …
Русский словарь Colier

Webster English vocab

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