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Strychnos
Ordeal Or"de*al ([^o]r"d[-e]*al), n. [AS. ord[=a]l, ord[=ae]l, a judgment; akin to D. oordeel, G. urteil, urtheil; orig., what is dealt out, the prefix or- being akin to [=a]- compounded with verbs, G. er-, ur-, Goth. us-, orig. meaning, out. See Deal, v. & n., and cf. Arise, Ort.] 1. An ancient form of test to determine guilt or innocence, by appealing to a supernatural decision, -- once common in Europe, and still practiced in the East and by savage tribes. Note: In England ordeal by fire and ordeal by water were used, the former confined to persons of rank, the latter to the common people. The ordeal by fire was performed, either by handling red-hot iron, or by walking barefoot and blindfold over red-hot plowshares, laid at unequal distances. If the person escaped unhurt, he was adjudged innocent; otherwise he was condemned as guilty. The ordeal by water was performed, either by plunging the bare arm to the elbow in boiling water, an escape from injury being taken as proof of innocence, or by casting the accused person, bound hand and foot, into a river or pond, when if he floated it was an evidence of guilt, but if he sunk he was acquitted. It is probable that the proverbial phrase, to go through fire and water, denoting severe trial or danger, is derived from the ordeal. See Wager of battle, under Wager. 2. Any severe trial, or test; a painful experience. Ordeal bean. (Bot.) See Calabar bean, under Calabar. Ordeal root (Bot.) the root of a species of Strychnos growing in West Africa, used, like the ordeal bean, in trials for witchcraft. Ordeal tree (Bot.), a poisonous tree of Madagascar (Tanghinia, or Cerbera, venenata). Persons suspected of crime are forced to eat the seeds of the plumlike fruit, and criminals are put to death by being pricked with a lance dipped in the juice of the seeds.
Strychnos
Strychnos Strych"nos, n. [L., a kind of nightshade, Gr. ?.] (Bot.) A genus of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Loganiace[ae]. See Nux vomica.

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- species) Strychnos benthami C.B.Clarke Strychnos camptoneura Gilg & Busse Strychnos chromatoxylon Leeuwenb. Strychnos cocculoides Baker Strychnos elaeocarpa...
- Strychnos nux-vomica, the strychnine tree, also known as nux vomica, poison fruit, **** strychnos, and quaker buttons, is a deciduous tree native to India...
- source is from the seeds of the Strychnos nux-vomica tree. Strychnine is a terpene indole alkaloid belonging to the Strychnos family of Corynanthe alkaloids...
- root bark of Strychnos spinosa. Ripe fruit of the Strychnos spinosa tree. Dried out fruit of the Strychnos spinosa tree. NRCS. "Strychnos spinosa". PLANTS...
- Strychnos potatorum also known as clearing-nut tree (Telugu: చిల్లగింజ, Kannada: kataka/ಕತಕ, Tamil: தேத்தான் கொட்டை(Thethankottai), Bengali: কতকা Hindi:...
- similar to orange (citrus). Strychnos spinosa (also known as green monkey orange, Natal orange, spiny monkey orange) Strychnos madagascariensis (also known...
- Strychnos alkaloids are natural products primarily found in the seeds of the strychnine tree (Strychnos nux-vomica) and in the genus catharanthus. The...
- 2024. Strychnos pungens. 2008. doi:10.17226/11879. ISBN 978-0-309-10596-5. Retrieved 2010-01-23. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help) "Strychnos pungens"...
- genus Strychnos is represented by some 300 species of lianes, shrubs and small trees, fairly evenly divided among Asia, America, and Africa. Strychnos usambarensis...
- Strychnos ignatii is a tree in the family Loganiaceae, native to the Philippines, particularly in Catbalogan and parts of China. The plant was first described...