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elaterium

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elaterium [ˌɛləˈtɪərɪəm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a greenish sediment prepared from the juice of the squirting cucumber, used as a purgative
[from Latin, from Greek elatērion squirting cucumber, from elatērios purgative, from elaunein to drive]


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If you think that your space may be threatened by a feminine presence, you should consider growing the squirting cucumber, Ecballium elaterium.
 
 
 
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