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nux vomica

noun
nux vom·​i·​ca | \ ˈnÉ™ks-ˈvä-mi-kÉ™ How to pronounce nux vomica (audio) \
plural nux vomica

Definition of nux vomica

1 : the poisonous disk-shaped seed of a tree (Strychnos nux-vomica of the family Loganiaceae) of southern Asia that contains several alkaloids and especially strychnine and brucine also : the tree yielding nux vomica
2 : a drug containing nux vomica

Examples of nux vomica in a Sentence

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 Regulators have issued five warning letters this year to companies selling products with nightshade or nux vomica. — Matthew Perrone, chicagotribune.com, "FDA to start targeting high-risk homeopathic remedies," 18 Dec. 2017

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First Known Use of nux vomica

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for nux vomica

New Latin, literally, emetic nut

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nux vomica

noun
nux vom·​i·​ca | \ ˈnÉ™ks-ˈväm-i-kÉ™ How to pronounce nux vomica (audio) \
plural nux vomica

Medical Definition of nux vomica

1 : the poisonous seed of an Asian tree of the genus Strychnos (S. nux-vomica) that contains several alkaloids and especially strychnine and brucine also : the tree yielding nux vomica
2 : a drug containing nux vomica

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