nux vomica

English

The nux vomica tree and fruit.

Etymology

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

Noun

nux vomica (plural nuces vomicae)

1. The 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.
   • 1963, Xavier Herbert, Distubing Element, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 178:

     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.

Synonyms

• (Strychnos nux-vomica): poison-nut (tree), vomit nut (tree)
• (fruit of the tree): poison nut, vomit nut

Translations

strychnine tree

• Arabic: جَوْز الْقَيْء m (jawz al-qayʔ)
• Catalan: nou vòmica f
• Danish: rævekage c
• Dutch: braaknotenboom m, braaknoot (nl) f
• Finnish: strykniinipuu
• French: vomiquier (fr) m
• German: Brechnuss (de) f
• Punjabi: ਕੁਚਲਾ m (kuclā)
• Spanish: nuez vómica f
• Swedish: rävkaketräd n
• Tamil: எட்டி மரம் (eṭṭi maram)
• Telugu: ముషిడి (te) (muṣiḍi)
• Turkish: kargabüken
• Vietnamese: mã tiền (vi)

fruit of the strychnine tree

• Arabic: جَوْز الْقَيْء m (jawz al-qayʔ)
• Catalan: nou vòmica f
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: braaknoot (nl) f
• Finnish: strykniinipuun hedelmä
• French: noix vomique (fr) f
• German: Brechnuss (de) f
• Irish: múisc-chnó m
• Spanish: nuez vómica f
• Swedish: rävkaketrädets frukt
• Tamil: please add this translation if you can
• Telugu: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can

See also

• Strychnos nux-vomica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia