— strychnic , adj.
/strik"nin, -neen, -nuyn/ , n.
1. Pharm. a colorless, crystalline poison, C 21 H 22 N 2 O 2 , obtained chiefly by extraction from the seeds of nux vomica, formerly used as a central nervous system stimulant.
2. an Indian tree, Strychnos nux-vomica, of the logania family, having small, yellowish-white flowers in clusters, berrylike fruit, and seeds that yield strychnine.
Also, strychnia /strik"nee euh/ , strychnina /strik"ni neuh/ .
[ 1810-20; Strychn ( os ) genus name ( strýchnos a kind of nightshade) + F -ine -INE 2 ]