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词汇 nux vomica
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Definition of nux vomica in English:

nux vomica

noun nʌks ˈvɒmɪkəˌnʊks ˈvɑməkə
mass noun
  • 1A spiny southern Asian tree with orange fruit and toxic seeds that are a commercial source of strychnine.

    马钱子

    Strychnos nux-vomica, family Loganiaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Nux Vomica, we learn, is also known as 'The Poison Tree'.
    • De Abano in the fourteenth century included mercury, copper, lapis lazuli, arsenic sublimate, litharge, nux vomica, laurel berries, and hellebore in his De Remedis Venenorum.
    • The Strychnine tree also known as Nux vomica, is an evergreen tree native to southeast Asia, a member of family Loganiaceae.
    • Belladonna, sepia and nux vomica are among the most common ingredients.
    • Extracts of nux vomica have been used in some preparations.
    1. 1.1 A homeopathic preparation of the nux vomica used especially for the treatment of symptoms of overeating and overdrinking.
      马钱子制剂
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Back pain can be ‘cured’ with horse chestnut and nux vomica.
      • I also recommend the remedy nux vomica for sickness following surgery.
      • A homeopathic remedy for hangovers is the attractively-named nux vomica, which is available in most health food stores.
      • Other remedies you mentioned: Arnica montana and nux vomica.
      • Homeopathic remedies, including nux vomica, iris, belladona and others seem to help some headache sufferers.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin, from Latin nux 'nut' + vomica 'causing vomiting' (from vomere 'to vomit').

Definition of nux vomica in US English:

nux vomica

nounˌno͝oks ˈväməkəˌnʊks ˈvɑməkə
  • 1A spiny southern Asian tree with orange fruit and toxic seeds that are a commercial source of strychnine.

    马钱子

    Strychnos nux-vomica, family Loganiaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Nux Vomica, we learn, is also known as 'The Poison Tree'.
    • Belladonna, sepia and nux vomica are among the most common ingredients.
    • De Abano in the fourteenth century included mercury, copper, lapis lazuli, arsenic sublimate, litharge, nux vomica, laurel berries, and hellebore in his De Remedis Venenorum.
    • Extracts of nux vomica have been used in some preparations.
    • The Strychnine tree also known as Nux vomica, is an evergreen tree native to southeast Asia, a member of family Loganiaceae.
    1. 1.1 A homeopathic preparation of the nux vomica used especially for the treatment of symptoms of overeating and overdrinking.
      马钱子制剂
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I also recommend the remedy nux vomica for sickness following surgery.
      • Back pain can be ‘cured’ with horse chestnut and nux vomica.
      • Other remedies you mentioned: Arnica montana and nux vomica.
      • Homeopathic remedies, including nux vomica, iris, belladona and others seem to help some headache sufferers.
      • A homeopathic remedy for hangovers is the attractively-named nux vomica, which is available in most health food stores.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin, from Latin nux ‘nut’ + vomica ‘causing vomiting’ (from vomere ‘to vomit’).

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