Brechnuss
German, noun[ˈbʁɛçˌnʊs]
Brechnuss is spelled B-R-E-C-H-N-U-S-S (9 letters) and appears about once in every 47 million words in written German, the 412,295th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brechnuss is a German feminine noun meaning “strychnine tree (nux vomica (Strychnos nux-vomica, syn. Strychnos vomica, Strychnos spireana), a deciduous tree native to southeast Asia, a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “südamerikanischer immergrüner Baum der Gattung Strychnos”.
What does Brechnuss mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestrychnine tree (nux vomica (Strychnos nux-vomica, syn. Strychnos vomica, Strychnos spireana), a deciduous tree native to southeast Asia, a member of family Loganiaceae.
- 2
feminineJatropha curcas, a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to the American tropics, most likely Mexico and Central America.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. südamerikanischer immergrüner Baum der Gattung Strychnos 2. speziell der Baum Strychnos nux-vomica 3. Samen von [1] und [2] 4. Trivialname der Purgiernuss
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Brechnuss
- Brechnüsse plural
- Brechnüssen dative definite plural
- Brechnuß alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Brechnuss?
- [ˈbʁɛçˌnʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Brechnuss in German?
Brechnuss appears about once in every 47 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).