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Definition of Momordica Elaterium

Momordica 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).

Meaning of Momordica Elaterium from wikipedia

- plants in the family Cucurbitaceae containing a single species, Ecballium elaterium, also called the squirting cu****ber or exploding cu****ber (not the same...
- Ecballium elaterium Citrullus colocynthis, Cucurbita andreana, deters feeding by flea beetle: 55  Hexanorcucurbitacin I from Ecballium elaterium: 56  23...