Dī'a-gryd'i-ate, n.

n. [L. Lat. diagrydium, diacrydium, diagridium, diagredion, corrupted from Gr. δακρύδιον, a little tear, and a kind of scammony, diminutive of δάκρυ, tear; Fr. diagrède.] (Med.) A strong purgative made of scammony (Convolvulus scammonia) and quince juice.