nux vom|i|ca

nux vom|i|ca
nux vom|i|ca «nuhks VOM uh kuh»,
1. a bitter yellowish powder containing strychnine and made from the seed of a tree growing in southern Asia and Northern Australia. It is used as a stomachic and tonic.
2. the poisonous seed from which nux vomica is prepared.
3. the tree itself.
[< New Latin nux vomica (literally) vomiting nut < Latin nux nut, vomere to vomit]

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