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noun an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant
originFrom French strychnine, from Greek στρύχνος (strýchnos, “sleepy nightshade”) (or directly from Ancient Greek στρύχνον (strúkhnon)) + -ine.
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