noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: neuter
Definitions:
- cathartic, purgative
- means for purifying
- purification
- Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
- Area: Biological, Medical, Body Parts
- Geography: All or none
- Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
- Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)