nux vomica

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A strychnine tree (Strychnos nux-vomica), an evergreen tree found in southeastern Asia. countable,uncountable
  2. The fruit of Strychnos nux-vomica, which contains strychnine and brucine. countable,uncountable
  3. A preparation made from the fruit of Strychnos nux-vomica, traditionally used as a stimulant. countable,uncountable
    — 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.

词形变化

nuces vomicae plural

词源

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