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Nux vomica

Nux vomica Meaning & Definition
Nux vomica Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nux vomica?

[n] a medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree; contains strychnine and brucine; formerly used as a stimulant

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See Also | brucine | medicament | medication | medicinal drug | medicine | strychnine

Nux vomica In Webster's Dictionary

\Nux` vom"i*ca\ [NL., fr. L. nux ? nut + vomere to vomit.] The seed of {Strychnos Nuxvomica}, a tree which abounds on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts of the East Indies. From this seed the deadly poisons known as strychnine and brucine are obtained. The seeds are sometimes called Quaker buttons.

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