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strychnine

/'striknin/

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noun
an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant
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alkaloid phytotoxin plant toxin

Definition that contains strychnine

brucine a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica
nux vomica a medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree; contains strychnine and brucine; formerly used as a stimulant