strychnine
Noun
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An alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica;
Formerly used as a stimulant (synset 114739169)is a type of:- alkaloid - natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants
- phytotoxin, plant toxin - any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin
substance meronym: nux vomica - a medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree; contains strychnine and brucine; formerly used as a stimulant
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