acridium

αὐτὸν κέκρουκας τὸν βατῆρα τοῦ λόγου → you have struck the very threshold of the argument, you have struck the most important and chiefmost point

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ācridĭum: ĭi, n.,
I another name for the scammonia, acc. to Isid. Orig. 17, 9, 64.

acridĭum, ĭī, n., scammonée : Isid. Orig. 17, 9, 64, v. diagrydion.

acridium, ī, n. = diagrydion (w.s.), Isid. 17, 9, 64 (wo viell. diacridium zu lesen).

acridium acridii N N :: scammony (Convolvulus Scammonia); purgative resin from its tuber root