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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The first known use of nux vomica was in the 14th century
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