Brechnuss

German

Etymology

brechen (vomit) + Nuss (nut)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Brechnuss f (genitive Brechnuss, plural Brechnüsse)

  1. strychnine tree, nux vomica, Strychnos nux-vomica, Strychnos vomica, Strychnos spireana, a deciduous tree native to southeast Asia, a member of family Loganiaceae.
  2. Jatropha curcas, a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to the American tropics, most likely Mexico and Central America.

Declension

Synonyms

  • Krähenaugenbaum (Strychnos vomica)
  • Strychninbaum (Strychnos vomica)
  • Brechnussbaum (Strychnos vomica)
  • Purgiernuss (Jatropha curcas)
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