Etymology

nux vomica

Today it means: A strychnine tree (Strychnos nux-vomica), an evergreen tree found in southeastern Asia. Full definition →

Latin nux
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromnux“nut”
  2. English todaynux vomica

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

Words from the same roots

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