Meanings
nounvegetable mercury (uncountable)
- archaicuncountableLatex of the milkweeds of genus Calotropis.
Origin
Said to have effects on the human body similar to those of mercury.
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vegetable mercury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vegetable%20mercury
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