Brechnuss

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) strychnine tree (nux vomica (Strychnos nux-vomica, syn. Strychnos vomica, Strychnos spireana), a deciduous tree native to southeast Asia, a member of family Loganiaceae.
2. (feminine) Jatropha curcas, a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to the American tropics, most likely Mexico and Central America.

Vertalings

nux vomica

vomiquier

strychnine tree

quaker buttonswith

semen strychnos

noix vomique

nuez vómica

poison nut

Etimologie (Engels)

brechen (“vomit”) + Nuss (“nut”)