probably from French, from New Latin Brucea, genus name of Brucea antidysenterica, a shrub
1820, in the meaning defined above
brucia
brucine
brucite
“Brucine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brucine. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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