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Elaterium
Elaterium \El`a*te"ri*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, neut. of ? driving. See 2d Elater.] A cathartic substance obtained, in the form of yellowish or greenish cakes, as the dried residue of the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber ( Ecballium agreste, formerly called Momordica Elaterium).
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elaterium
n. (alternative form of elaterin English)
Wikipedia
Elaterium
Elaterium or elaterin is the name of a plant extract that is used as a purgative. It is extracted from the juice of the fruit of Ecballium elaterium (squirting cucumber), which is native to the Mediterranean region.
Usage examples of "elaterium".
Citrullus Colecynthis furnishes the drug called Celocynth, and equally valuable medicinally is Ecbalium Elaterium, the Squirting Cucumber.