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nux vomica in American English
the poisonous, disklike seed of an Asiatic tree (Strychnos nux-vomica) of the logania family, containing strychnine, brucine, and other alkaloids
noun: the seed of the orangelike fruit of an East Indian tree, Strychnos nux-vomica, of the logania family, containing strychnine, used in medicine

nux vomica in British English
noun: an Indian spiny loganiaceous tree, Strychnos nux-vomica, with orange-red berries containing poisonous seeds

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