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Strychnos
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Strych′nos
,Noun.
[L., a kind of nightshade, Gr. [GREEK].]
(Bot.)
A genus of tropical trees and shrubs of the family
Loganiaceae
. See Nux vomica
. Definition 2024
Strychnos
Strychnos
Translingual
Proper noun
Strychnos f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Loganiaceae – various flowering plants, including the strychnine tree.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Gentianales - order; Loganiaceae - family