Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nux vomica

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: nux vom-i-ca
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The fruit of Strychnos nux-vomica, which contains strychnine and brucine.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A preparation made from the fruit of Strychnos nux-vomica, traditionally used as a stimulant.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But most likely my judgement was distorted by my contempt for his acting the young buck [...] for ever waxing his moustaches and loading himself with medicaments supposed to replace the failing sap of youth, glycerophosphates, formates, nux vomica, yohimba, damiana."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: nux

Usage

Inflected Forms

nuces vomicae (plural)

Synonyms

poison-nut vomit nut vomiting nut poison nut

Questions

What does nux vomica mean?: A strychnine tree (Strychnos nux-vomica), an evergreen tree found in southeastern Asia.
Where does nux vomica come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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