nux vomica
/nʌksˈvɒmɪkə/noun
mass noun
1- a spiny southern Asian tree with berry-like fruit and toxic seeds that are a commercial source of strychnine马钱子。
1.1
- Strychnos nux-vomica, family Loganiaceae.拉丁名Strychnos nux-vomica,马钱科。
1.2
- a homeopathic preparation of this plant used especially for the treatment of symptoms of overeating and overdrinking马钱子制剂。
词源
late Middle English: from medieval Latin， from Latin nux 'nut' + vomica 'causing vomiting' （from vomere 'to vomit'）.