Colocynth
11colocynth — [ kɒləsɪnθ] noun a tropical climbing plant with pulpy fruit which yield a bitter purgative drug. [Citrullus colocynthis.] Origin C16: via L. from Gk kolokunthis …
12colocynth — a (G). A pumpkin …
13colocynth — n. Coloquintida, bitter apple, bitter cucumber …
14colocynth — col·o·cynth …
15colocynth — col•o•cynth [[t]ˈkɒl ə sɪnθ[/t]] n. 1) pln Also called bitter apple a Mediterranean and S Asian plant, Citrullus colocynthis, of the gourd family, bearing a round, yellow or green fruit with a bitter pulp. 2) pha a drug derived from the pulp of… …
16colocynth — /ˈkɒləsɪnθ/ (say koluhsinth) noun 1. a cucurbitaceous plant, Citrullus colocynthis, of the warmer parts of Asia, the Mediterranean region, etc., bearing a fruit with a bitter pulp which yields a purgative drug. 2. the fruit. 3. the drug. {Latin… …
17colocynth — n. kind of cucumber forming ingredient of purgative; bitter apple …
18colocynth — n. (also coloquintida) 1 a a plant of the gourd family, Citrullus colocynthis, bearing a pulpy fruit. b this fruit. 2 a bitter purgative drug obtained from the fruit. Etymology: L colocynthis f. Gk kolokunthis …
19bitter cucumber — colocynth …
20bitter apple — Colocynth Col ocynth, n. [L. colocynthis, Gr. ?. Cf. {Coloquintida}.] (Med.) The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber ({Citrullus colocynthis}, or {Cucumis colocynthis}), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintida.… …