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Brechnuss
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German
de:
Alternative forms
de Brechnuß pre-1996 spelling
Etymology
de :af brechen<t:vomit> Nuss<t:nut>
de brechen Nuss vomit nut
Pronunciation
de De-Brechnuss.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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strychnine tree (nux vomica (Strychnos nux-vomica species, syn. Strychnos vomica species, Strychnos spireana species), a deciduous tree native to southeast Asia, a member of family Loganiaceae family.
Jatropha curcas species, a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae family, that is native to the American tropics, most likely Mexico and Central America.
Declension
f,^e
Synonyms
Strychnos nux-vomica de Krähenaugenbaum, de Strychninbaum, de Brechnussbaum
Jatropha curcas de Purgiernuss
Further reading
de Gentianales order plants Spurges