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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/06/21 23:21 UTC 版)
Borrowed from French, from the taxonomic name Brucea + -ine, thus indirectly named after Scottish explorer James Bruce.
brucine (usually uncountable, plural brucines)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/08/05 02:36 UTC 版)
Brucine is a bitter alkaloid closely related to strychnine. It occurs in several plant species, the most well known being the Strychnos nux-vomica tree, found in South-East Asia.