Poison nut


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(Bot.) Nux vomica
The tree which yields this seed (Strychnos Nuxvomica). It is found on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts.

See also: Poison, Poison

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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An example would be when I had to use a remedy called nux-v (nux vomica) or poison nut to help heal a colicky horse.