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Definitions for Colocynth
[1] a plant, Citrullus colocynthis, belonging to the gourd family, of the warmer parts of Asia, the Mediterranean region, etc., bearing a round, yellow or green fruit with a bitter pulp.
[2] the fruit of this plant.
[3] Pharmacology . the drug derived from the pulp of the unripe but full-grown fruit of this plant, used in medicine chiefly as a purgative.
[4] a cucurbitaceous climbing plant, Citrullus colocynthis, of the Mediterranean region and Asia, having bitter-tasting fruit
[5] the dried fruit pulp of this plant, used as a strong purgative
Words nearby Colocynth
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Origin of Colocynth
1555–65; < Latin colocynthis < Greek kolokynthís, variant of kolókyntha bitter gourd, bitter cucumber
Word origin for Colocynth
C17: from Latin colocynthis, from Greek kolokunthis, from kolokunthē gourd, of obscure origin