| 释义 |
el·a·te·ri·um
\ˌeləˈtirēəm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin, from Greek elatērion (also, squirting cucumber), from neuter of elatērios driving, driving away, purgative, from elatēr driver
: a purgative substance precipitated as a fine powder from the juice of the squirting cucumber on spontaneous evaporation and used in the form of yellowish cakes |