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nux vomica

nux vomica noun: a strychnine tree (Strychnos nux-vomica), an evergreen tree found in southeastern Asia.

nux vomica: a strychnine tree (Strychnos nux-vomica), an evergreen tree found in southeastern Asia
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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

nux vomica meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi and Arabic

nux vomica in Tamil

strychnine tree
எட்டி மரம் eṭṭi maram

nux vomica in Telugu

strychnine tree
ముషిడి muṣiḍi

nux vomica in Punjabi

strychnine tree
ਕੁਚਲਾ kuclā

nux vomica in Arabic

strychnine tree
جَوْز الْقَيْء jawz al-qayʔ
fruit of the strychnine tree
جَوْز الْقَيْء jawz al-qayʔ
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nux vomica in Vietnamese
mã tiền

Synonyms of nux vomica

Forms of nux vomica

pluralnuces vomicae

Origin of nux vomica

From Latin nux (“nut”) and vomica (“vomiting”).

Questions about nux vomica

What does nux vomica mean?
Nux vomica means a strychnine tree (Strychnos nux-vomica), an evergreen tree found in southeastern Asia.
What is nux vomica in Tamil?
Nux vomica in Tamil is எட்டி மரம் (eṭṭi maram). See Nux vomica meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nux vomica?
Nux vomica is a noun.
What is the plural of nux vomica?
The plural of nux vomica is nuces vomicae.

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