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Catapuce,

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sb. name of a purgative plant, euphorbia, C; catapus, CM._OF. catapuce (petite), garden spurge (Cotg.); Low Lat. catapotium, 'medicamentum quod non diluitur, pillula' (Ducange); Gr. [Greek: katapotion], that can be gulped down, a pill, from [Greek: potos], drink. Cp. Low Lat. cathapucia, 'semen spurgie,' SB.

Front	Catapuce,
Back	sb. name of a purgative plant, euphorbia, C; catapus, CM._OF. catapuce (petite), garden spurge (Cotg.); Low Lat. catapotium, 'medicamentum quod non diluitur, pillula' (Ducange); Gr. [Greek: katapotion], that can be gulped down, a pill, from [Greek: potos], drink. Cp. Low Lat. cathapucia, 'semen spurgie,' SB.

Sb Low Lat Greek Catapuce Purgative Plant Euphorbia