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Definition of: elaterium
(el′ə·tir′ē·əm) noun
1. The squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium).
2. A purgative derived from its juice.
3. A greenish to gray strongly cathartic substance contained in the juice of the fruit of the squirting cucumber. [<L <Gk. elatērion a purgative <elaunein drive]
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