ˈväməˌsēn, -_sə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin vomica (in nux-vomica, specific epithet of the nux vomica tree Strychnos nux-vomica ) + International Scientific Vocabulary -ine
1. : brucine
2. : a crystalline alkaloid C 22 H 24 N 2 O 4 occurring with brucine and strychnine