Brechnuss

== German == === Alternative forms === Brechnuß (pre-1996) === Etymology === brechen (“vomit”) +‎ Nuss (“nut”) === Pronunciation === === Noun === Brechnuss f (genitive Brechnuss, plural Brechnüsse) strychnine tree (nux vomica (Strychnos nux-vomica, syn. Strychnos vomica, Strychnos spireana), a deciduous tree native to southeast Asia, a member of family Loganiaceae. Jatropha curcas, a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to the American tropics, most likely Mexico and Central America. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (Strychnos nux-vomica): Krähenaugenbaum, Strychninbaum, Brechnussbaum (Jatropha curcas): Purgiernuss === Further reading === “Brechnuss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache