Strychnos

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Strychnos \Strych"nos\, n. [L., a kind of nightshade, Gr. ?.]
     (Bot.)
     A genus of tropical trees and shrubs of the family
     {Loganiaceae}. See {Nux vomica}.
     [1913 Webster]