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noun
An alkaloid related to strychnine, found in several plant species, notably Strychnos nux-vomica (nux vomica).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: brucia
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: alkaloid, plant toxin, phytotoxin
History
Borrowed from French, from the taxonomic name Brucea + -ine, thus indirectly named after Scottish explorer James Bruce.
Across languages
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