1. A bitter alkaloid compound found in the seeds of certain plants, especially Strychnos nux-vomica; used historically in medicine and as a pesticide.
Usage: chemistry; technical

Examples

• Brucine is a toxic alkaloid related to strychnine.
• The chemist isolated brucine from the plant extract.
• Brucine was once used in small doses as a medicinal compound.
• The structure of brucine differs slightly from that of strychnine.