NUX VOMICA


Meaning of NUX VOMICA in English

|nəksˈvämə̇kə noun

( plural nux vomica )

Etymology: New Latin, literally, emetic nut

1. : the poisonous seed of an Asiatic tree ( Strychnos nux-vomica ) that contains several alkaloids but chiefly strychnine and brucine

2. : the tree that yields nux vomica — see false angostura bark

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