\Bru"cine\, n. [Cf. F. brucine, fr. James Bruce, a
Scottish traveler.] (Chem.)
A powerful vegetable alkaloid, found, associated with
strychnine, in the seeds of different species of {Strychnos},
especially in the {Nux vomica}. It is less powerful than
strychnine. Called also {brucia} and {brucina}.