Brechnuss

German

Alternative forms

• Brechnuß (pre-1996 spelling)

Etymology

brechen (“vomit”) +‎ Nuss (“nut”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Brechnuss f (genitive Brechnuss, plural Brechnüsse)

1. strychnine tree (nux vomica (Strychnos nux-vomica, syn. Strychnos vomica, Strychnos spireana), a deciduous tree native to southeast Asia, a member of family Loganiaceae.
2. 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

Declension of Brechnuss [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Brechnuss	die	Brechnüsse
genitive	einer	der	Brechnuss	der	Brechnüsse
dative	einer	der	Brechnuss	den	Brechnüssen
accusative	eine	die	Brechnuss	die	Brechnüsse

Synonyms

• (Strychnos nux-vomica): Krähenaugenbaum, Strychninbaum, Brechnussbaum
• (Jatropha curcas): Purgiernuss

Further reading

• “Brechnuss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache