adj. Inducing vomiting; vomitive. n. pl. vom·i·to·ries 1. Something that induces vomiting. 2. An aperture through which matter is discharged. 3. See vomitorium. [Latin vomitōrius, from Latin vomitāre, frequentative of vomere, to spew, vomit; see wemə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots. Noun, sense 3, from Latin Latin vomitōrium, entrance to an amphitheater; see VOMITORIUM.] |
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