elaterium Meaning, Definition & Usage

El`a*te"ri*um noun

Etymology

L., fr. Gr. , neut. of driving. See 2d Elater.

Definitions

1. 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).