nuces vomicae

A form of nux vomica — A strychnine tree (Strychnos nux-vomica), an evergreen tree found in southeastern Asia.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of nux vomica

    ʒ iii. [3 drams] of the shavings of Nuces Vomicae

    1654, George Fedro von Rodach, edited by Johann Andreas Schenck, Physicall and Chymicall Works […], page 58
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    Dr. Cramer found, that by dividing the nuces vomicæ into very minute pieces, by steeping them long in hot water, and bruising them repeatedly in a mortar, he could extract much more strychnium from a given quantity of the article, […]

    1823 July, “Cramer on Strychnium”, in The Quarterly Journal of Foreign and British Medicine and Surgery […], volume 5, number 19, page 332

    These seeds, the nuces vomicæ, have a little umbilicus on their concave ventral surface, and, amidst the horny grey albumen towards the margin, lies the white embryo, with two heart-shaped, thin cotyledons.

    1874, Finlay Dun, Veterinary Medicines: Their Actions and Uses, page 407

    POWERED NUX VOMICA— Source—From the seed of the Nuces Vomicae.

    1915, The Poultry Item, volume 18, page 25
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