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† hydrăgōgĭa, ae, f., = ὑδραγωγία, an aqueduct, canal: venae (sunt) hydragogiae, Varr. ap. Non. 209, 20.

† hydrăgōgus, a, um, adj., = ὑδραγωγός, that carries off water.

  1. I. Adj.: utendum aquiducis medicamentis, quae Graeci hydragoga vocaverunt, Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 8, 119.
  2. II. Subst.: hydrage-gos, i, f., a plant, called also chamaedaphne and daphnites, App. Herb. 27.