(nux vomica)

  • 1Nux Vomica — Pays d’origine Nice,  France Genre musical Reggae Ragga muffin[1 …

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  • 2Nux vomica — may refer to: Strychnine tree (Strychnos nux vomica L.), a deciduous tree species native to southeast Asia Nux Vomica, the second album by The Veils released on 2006 This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …

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  • 3nux vomica — [nuks′ väm′i kə] n. [ML < L nux, NUT + vomere, to VOMIT] 1. the poisonous, disklike seed of an Asiatic tree (Strychnos nux vomica) of the logania family, containing strychnine, brucine, and other alkaloids 2. the tree bearing these seeds 3. a… …

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  • 4Nux vomĭca — Nux vomĭca, die Brechnuß, die Frucht von Strychnos nux vomica, s. Tafel »Arzneipflanzen II«, Fig. 8 (mit Text) …

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  • 5Nux vomica — Nux vom i*ca [NL., fr. L. nux a nut + vomere to vomit.] The seed of {Strychnos Nuxvomica}, a tree which abounds on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts of the East Indies. From this seed the deadly poisons known as strychnine and brucine are… …

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  • 6nux vomica — nux vom•i•ca [[t]ˈnʌks ˈvɒm ɪ kə[/t]] n. 1) pln the poisonous seed of the orangelike fruit of an East Indian tree, Strychnos nux vomica, of the logania family, containing strychnine 2) pln the tree itself • Etymology: 1570–80 …

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  • 7Nux vomica — Nux vomica, s. Brechnußbaum …

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  • 8Nux vomica — Strychnos nux vomica Vomiquier …

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  • 9Nux Vomica — For the strychnine tree, see Strychnine tree. Nux Vomica Studio album by The Veils Released …

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  • 10nux vomica — Poison nut or Quaker button, the seed of Strychnos nux vomica (family Logeniaceae), a tree of tropical Asia; it contains two alkaloids, strychnine and brucine; it has been used as a bitter tonic and central nervous system stimulant. [Mod. L.… …

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