Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EL-A-TE'RI-UM
EL-A-TE'RI-UM, n.
A substance deposited from the very acrid juice of the Momordica elaterium, wild cucumber. It is in thin cakes of a greenish color, and bitter taste, and is a powerful cathartic. Brande.
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