ETYM Latin strychnos a kind of nightshade, Greek: cf. French strychnine.
C21H22O2N2 bitter-tasting, poisonous alkaloid. It is a poison that causes violent muscular spasms, and is usually obtained by powdering the seeds of plants of the genus Strychnos (for example S. nux vomica). Curare is a related drug.
An alkaloid poison extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant. + prikaži više