# die Brechnuss

die Brechnuss is a German noun meaning “Jatropha curcas”. Forms: der Brechnuss, die Brechnüsse.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Brechnuss
- Plural: die Brechnüsse

## In other languages

- Русский: вороний глаз

## Meanings

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.
3. strychnine tree; nux vomica; poison nut; semen strychnos; quaker buttonswith
   - Die Brechnuss enthält das Gift Strychnin.

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