Nux vomĭca

Nux vomĭca

Nux vomĭca, die Brechnuß, die Frucht von Strychnos nux vomica, s. Tafel »Arzneipflanzen II«, Fig. 8 (mit Text).


http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.

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