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elaterin

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Definitions of elaterin in various dictionaries:

noun - a chemical compound

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Possible Crossword Clues
White crystalline substance, used as a purgative
Drunk inert ale - what a purgative!...
Purgative containing juice of squirting cucumber

Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles
Feb 24 2014 The Telegraph - General Knowledge
Sep 11 2011 The Telegraph - General Knowledge
Apr 15 2009 The Telegraph - Cryptic

Possible Dictionary Clues
An extract from the juice of the fruit of Ecballium elaterium (the squirting cucumber), used as a purgative.

Elaterin might refer to
Ecballium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae containing a single species, Ecballium elaterium, also called the squirting cucumber or exploding cucumber (but not to be confused with Cyclanthera brachystachya). It gets its unusual name from the fact that, when ripe, it squirts a stream of mucilaginous liquid containing its seeds, which can be seen with the naked eye. It is thus considered to have rapid plant movement. * It is native to Europe, northern Africa, and temperate areas of Asia. It is grown as an ornamental plant elsewhere, and in some places it has naturalized.It is suspected to provide food for the caterpillars of the tortrix moth Phtheochroa rugosana. * This plant, and especially its fruit, is poisonous, containing cucurbitacins. In the ancient world it was considered to be an abortifacient.

Elaterin might refer to

Ecballium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae containing a single species, Ecballium elaterium, also called the squirting cucumber or exploding cucumber (but not to be confused with Cyclanthera brachystachya). It gets its unusual name from the fact that, when ripe, it squirts a stream of mucilaginous liquid containing its seeds, which can be seen with the naked eye. It is thus considered to have rapid plant movement.
* It is native to Europe, northern Africa, and temperate areas of Asia. It is grown as an ornamental plant elsewhere, and in some places it has naturalized.It is suspected to provide food for the caterpillars of the tortrix moth Phtheochroa rugosana.
* This plant, and especially its fruit, is poisonous, containing cucurbitacins. In the ancient world it was considered to be an abortifacient.

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