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A powerful vegetable alkaloid, found, associated with strychnine, in the seeds of different species of Strychnos, especially in the Nux vomica. It is less powerful than strychnine. Called also brucia and brucina.

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  1. n. A powerful vegetable alkaloid, found, associated with strychnine, in the seeds of different species of Strychnos, especially in the Nux vomica. It is less powerful than strychnine. Called also brucia and brucina.
  2. n. a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica
  3. A poweful vegetable alkaloid, found, associated with strychnine, in the seeds of different species of Strychnos, especially in the Nux vomica. It is less powerful than strychnine. Called also brucia and brucina.
  4. A poweful vegetable alkaloid, found, associated withstrychnine, in the seeds of different species of Strychnos,especially in the Nux vomica. It is less powerful than strychnine.Called also brucia and brucina.
  5. n a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica