"vegetable mercury" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Said to have effects on the human body similar to those of mercury. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} vegetable mercury (uncountable)
  1. (archaic) latex of the milkweeds of genus Calotropis. Tags: archaic, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Dogbane family plants Related terms: mercury unrelated plants that also have a history of medicinal use

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