Strychnos is a genus of flowering plants, belonging to family Loganiaceae (sometimes Strychnaceae). The genus includes about 100 accepted species of trees and lianas, and more than 200 that are as yet unresolved. The genus is widely distributed around the world`s tropics. The genus is noted for the presence of poisonous indole alkaloids in the ro....
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• (n.) A genus of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Loganiaceae. See Nux vomica.
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genus of tropical woody plants, many of them trees, in the family Loganiaceae (order Gentianales). The flowers are small and usually white or creamy ... [1 related articles]
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Strych'nos noun [ Latin , a kind of nightshade, Greek ....]
(Botany) A genus of tropical trees and shrubs of the order
Loganiaceæ . See
Nux vomica .
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Type: Term Pronunciation: strik′nos Definitions: 1. A genus of tropic shrubs or trees (family Loganiaceae); most South American species contain chiefly quaternary neuromuscular blocking alkaloids, curare; the African, Asiatic, and Australian species contain tertiary strychninelike alkaloids (strychnine, brucine, and yohimbine-type alkaloids)....
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Strychnos is a genus of tropical evergreen trees of the family Loganiaceae.
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