NUX VOMICA


Meaning of NUX VOMICA in English

/nuks" vom"i keuh/

1. the seed of the orangelike fruit of an East Indian tree, Strychnos nux-vomica, of the logania family, containing strychnine, used in medicine.

2. the tree itself; strychnine.

[ 1570-80; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .