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1. (n.) nux vomica
the poisonous seed of the orangelike fruit of an East Indian tree, Strychnos nux-vomica, of the logania family, containing strychnine.
2. nux vomica
the tree itself.
Etymology: (1970–75; by alteration (influence of Sp Nu(eva) Yor(k) New York))
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1. (noun) nux vomica
a medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree; contains strychnine and brucine; formerly used as a stimulant
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1. nux vomica
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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