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nux vom·i·ca | \ ˈnəks-ˈvä-mi-kə 
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\ 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
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nux vomica
nounnux vom·i·ca | \ ˈnəks-ˈväm-i-kə \
\ 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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