Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of ganopetalous plants, of the order Loganiaceæ and tribe Euloganieæ, type of the subtribe Strtychneæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Loganiaceæ. See
nux vomica .
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Loganiaceae — various flowering plants, including thestrychnine tree.
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Examples
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"Strychnos nux vomica" amended to _Strychnos nux-vomica_.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861
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On each key two shells of the fruit known as the Strychnos
Chatterbox, 1906 Various 1873
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A type of fruit, known also as monkey orange (botanical name Strychnos innocua Del.), indigenous to southern Mozambique, especially important as a famine food in arid regions. noyi.
Where Women Make History: Gendered Tellings of Community and Change in Magude, Mozambique 2005
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In India, they use a nut called the Strychnos for this, purpose. "
The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island Roger Thompson Finlay
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Sizable lianas grow in these flooded areas and include Strychnos blackii, Landolphia paraensis, and Guatteria scandens.
Marajó varzea 2008
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Dense dry thicket and scrub forest are the typical woodland physiognomies, with Sterculia setigera, Euphorbia conspicua, Strychnos spp.,
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The characteristic floristic elements are Manilkara hexandra, Mimusops elengi, Diospyros ebernum, Strychnos nux-vomica, Eugenia spp.,
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Characteristic trees of the middle Tocantins upland are Cenostigma tocantinum, Bombax tocantimumi, B. macrocalyx, Matisia bicolor, Strychnos melinoniana, and S. solimoesana.
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The sub-canopy comprises Tannodia swynnertonii, Strychnos mellodora and Drypetes gerrardii, while the sapling layer is broad, consisting of many young canopy trees and others that do not reach the canopy such as Heinsenia diervilleoides, Rothmannia urcelliformis and Pleiocarpa pycnantha.
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There is a dense and shrubby lower story of Combretum engleri, Pteleopsis anisoptera, Pterocarpus antunesii, Guibourtea coleosperma, Dialium engleranum, Strychnos spp.,
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