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Word: Nux_vomica
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin, from Latin nux ‘nut’ + vomica ‘causing vomiting’ (from vomere ‘to vomit’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌnʌks ˈvɒmɪkə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a spiny southern Asian tree with orange fruit and toxic seeds that are a commercial source of strychnine.
Short Definition:southern Asian tree
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