English dictionary
brucine
/'br/u/s/i/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
-
a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
A powerful vegetable alkaloid, found, associated with strychnine, in the seeds of different species of <i>Strychnos</i>, especially in the <i><u>Nux vomica</u></i>. It is less powerful than strychnine. Called also <i>brucia</i> and <i>brucina</i>.
Source: webster1913