Vŏm'ic-nŭt, n.

[N. Lat. nux vomica, from Lat. nux, a nut, and vomere, vomitum, to vomit, Fr. noix vomique.] (Bot.) The seed of the Strychnos nux-vomica, a medium-sized tree growing in various parts of India;—commonly called nux vomica. The fruit is of the size of a small orange, and of the same color, covered with a tough rind, and filled with a pulp, in which the seeds are imbedded. Almost all parts of this tree are medicinal, but more especially the seeds. They are not emetic, however, as their name implies.