Bible Encyclopedias
Elaterium
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
A drug obtained from the mucus of the fruit of the squirting cucumber; is a most powerful purgative, and was known to the ancients.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Elaterium'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/e/elaterium.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.