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nuces vomicae

nuces vomicae is the plural of nux vomica.

Meaning of nux vomica

Noun

nux vomica (countable and uncountable, plural nuces vomicae)

  1. A strychnine tree (Strychnos nux-vomica), an evergreen tree found in southeastern Asia.
  2. The fruit of Strychnos nux-vomica, which contains strychnine and brucine.
  3. A preparation made from the fruit of Strychnos nux-vomica, traditionally used as a stimulant.
    • But most likely my judgement was distorted by my contempt for his acting the young buck [...] for ever waxing his moustaches and loading himself with medicaments supposed to replace the failing sap of youth, glycerophosphates, formates, nux vomica, yohimba, damiana.1963, Xavier Herbert, Distubing Element, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 178

Questions about nuces vomicae

What is nuces vomicae the plural of?
Nuces vomicae is the plural of nux vomica.

Words near nuces vomicae in the dictionary

  1. nucelli
  2. nucellin
  3. nucellular
  4. nucellus
  5. nuceloplasmin
  6. nuces vomicae
  7. Nucet
  8. Nucflash
  9. nuch
  10. nucha
  11. nuchae

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