Etymology

brucine

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Today it means: An alkaloid related to strychnine, found in several plant species, notably Strychnos nux-vomica (nux vomica). Full definition →

taxonomic name Brucea
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  1. taxonomic name · derived fromBrucea
  2. English todaybrucine

Borrowed from French, from the taxonomic name Brucea + -ine, thus indirectly named after Scottish explorer James Bruce.

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